Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 632 · 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) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Great Jungle Trek
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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