Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 49 · 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?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
3. 3.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
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Escape from Crocodile River
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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