Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 83 · 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 missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Escape from Crocodile River
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Detective Dog
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Detective Dog
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Great Jungle Trek
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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