Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 774 · 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 funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
14. 14.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
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Climb to the Clouds
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.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) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Across the Desert by Camel
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Escape from Crocodile River
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.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) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.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) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.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) mystery story

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