Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 779 · 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 mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Stranded on Storm Island
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Burping Buffalo
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
16. 16.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) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.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
26. 26.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Climb to the Clouds
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Detective Dog
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.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) adventure story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Great Jungle Trek

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