Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 385 · 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) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
6. 6.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) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Burping Buffalo
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.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) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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