Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 255 · 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 dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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