Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 951 · 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) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
2. 2.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) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
27. 27.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
30. 30.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) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Stranded on Storm Island
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.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

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