Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 682 · 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 fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Cave Explorers
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.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) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places

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