Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 50 · 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) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
4. 4.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
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Footprints in the Flour
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
31. 31.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
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes

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