Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 112 · 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.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
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Climb to the Clouds
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Across the Desert by Camel
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Great Jungle Trek
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Across the Desert by Camel
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.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) adventure story
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Cave Explorers
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Stranded on Storm Island
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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