Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 741 · 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 flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Stranded on Storm Island
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Stranded on Storm Island
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Across the Desert by Camel
23. 23.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) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Cave Explorers
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
37. 37.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond

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