Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 389 · 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 wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.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) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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