Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 224 · 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?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Escape from Crocodile River
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Ten Giggling Goats
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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