Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 687 · 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?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.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
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.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
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Seven Magic Wishes
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Climb to the Clouds
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.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) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
31. 31.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) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Who Took the Trophy?
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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