Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 64 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Who Took the Trophy?
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
24. 24.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) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.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) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Footprints in the Flour
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Burping Buffalo
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Princess and the Spell
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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