Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 727 · 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?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
22. 22.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Cave Explorers
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
38. 38.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
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?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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