Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 704 · 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?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Burping Buffalo
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.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
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.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) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Upside-Down Grandpa

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