Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 591 · 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?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.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) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Princess and the Spell
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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