Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 383 · 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 dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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