Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 457 · 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.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.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
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Seven Magic Wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) Footprints in the Flour
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Footprints in the Flour
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Detective Dog
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Climb to the Clouds
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids