Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 938 · 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 fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Burping Buffalo
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.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
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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