Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 886 · 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 Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Stranded on Storm Island
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.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) mystery story (c) funny story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.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) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Who Took the Trophy?
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Footprints in the Flour
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Escape from Crocodile River
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel

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