Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 286 · 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 funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Cave Explorers
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Cave Explorers
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
33. 33.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) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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