Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 684 · 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 magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Escape from Crocodile River
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Footprints in the Flour
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Detective Dog
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.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

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