Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 845 · 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 title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Who Took the Trophy?
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
15. 15.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
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Detective Dog (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.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) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.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) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Escape from Crocodile River
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.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
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.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) mystery story
34. 34.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) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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