Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 844 · 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 is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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