Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 258 · 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.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a missing thing or a secret
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Seven Magic Wishes
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve

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