Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 245 · 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 magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) clues to follow
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Cave Explorers
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
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 girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Footprints in the Flour
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Burping Buffalo
35. 35.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
36. 36.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) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Detective Dog
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Climb to the Clouds
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree

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