Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 773 · 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.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.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) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Escape from Crocodile River
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Footprints in the Flour
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Burping Buffalo
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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