Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 595 · 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 fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Stranded on Storm Island
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Detective Dog
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.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) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break

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