Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 921 · 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) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
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) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Detective Dog
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Cave Explorers
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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