Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 309 · 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 boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Climb to the Clouds
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.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) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Seven Magic Wishes
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Burping Buffalo
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Clue in the Old Diary

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