Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 586 · 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 funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Across the Desert by Camel
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
18. 18.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) adventure story
19. 19.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
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Footprints in the Flour
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Princess and the Spell
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.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
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree

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