Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 841 · 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) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Ten Giggling Goats
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Who Took the Trophy?
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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