Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 206 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.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) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
24. 24.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) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny 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) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.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) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight

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