Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 571 · 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 title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Cave Explorers (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Cave Explorers
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.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) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Escape from Crocodile River
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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