Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 497 · 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 monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.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
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Escape from Crocodile River
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Ten Giggling Goats
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Stranded on Storm Island
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
34. 34.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) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
37. 37.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) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree

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