Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 669 · 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?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
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) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
20. 20.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) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Climb to the Clouds
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Great Jungle Trek
30. 30.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) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Footprints in the Flour
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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