Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 263 · 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 parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.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
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
7. 7.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) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Escape from Crocodile River
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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