Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 633 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.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) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Escape from Crocodile River
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Escape from Crocodile River
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Seven Magic Wishes
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Day Dad Sneezed

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