Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 246 · 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?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.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) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) silly mix-ups
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Footprints in the Flour
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
19. 19.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) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Burping Buffalo
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Seven Magic Wishes
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation

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