Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 824 · 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) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.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) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Footprints in the Flour
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids