Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 162 · 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) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.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
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Cave Explorers
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.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) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places

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