Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 387 · 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?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Seven Magic Wishes
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Footprints in the Flour
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Who Took the Trophy?
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Who Took the Trophy?
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Princess and the Spell
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp

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