Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 328 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.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) adventure story
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.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
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 title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Stranded on Storm Island
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Ten Giggling Goats
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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