Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 300 · 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 fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Seven Magic Wishes
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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