Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 905 · 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 funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Cave Explorers
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Ten Giggling Goats
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.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) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
21. 21.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) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.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) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.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) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things

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