Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 14 · 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 title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Stranded on Storm Island
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Across the Desert by Camel
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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