Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 15 · 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) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Footprints in the Flour
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) a dangerous journey
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.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) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) Who Took the Trophy?
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Climb to the Clouds
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Climb to the Clouds
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree

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