Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 909 · 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 an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Across the Desert by Camel
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Detective Dog
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Climb to the Clouds
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Across the Desert by Camel
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.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
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret

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