Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 831 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Look for the clues): Magic, spells, wishes, fairies, giants or dragons → fairy tale. A dangerous journey, exploring or escaping → adventure story. Something missing, clues, a secret or a detective → mystery story. Silly mix-ups that make you laugh → funny story.

1. 1.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Footprints in the Flour
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Escape from Crocodile River
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Escape from Crocodile River
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Across the Desert by Camel
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Climb to the Clouds
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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