Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 123 · 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) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.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
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Burping Buffalo
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Cave Explorers
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.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) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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