Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 208 · 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 giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
27. 27.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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