Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 913 · 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) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.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) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.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) funny story
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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