Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 44 · 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 crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Ten Giggling Goats
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.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) funny story
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
22. 22.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) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Detective Dog
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Cave Explorers
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.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

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