Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 435 · 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?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
6. 6.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) fairy tale
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Who Took the Trophy?
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
14. 14.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) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.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
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Great Jungle Trek
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Escape from Crocodile River

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