Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 712 · 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?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
16. 16.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
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
19. 19.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) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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