Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 7 · 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 funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Detective Dog
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.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

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