Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 120 · 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?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
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) funny story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Cave Explorers
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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