Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 813 · 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 giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.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) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Climb to the Clouds
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Stranded on Storm Island
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
26. 26.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) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Princess and the Spell
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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