Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 70 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.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
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Climb to the Clouds
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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