Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 716 · 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 magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
23. 23.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) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Detective Dog (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
28. 28.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) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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