Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 858 · 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 Cave Explorers (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
10. 10.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) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Princess and the Spell
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Footprints in the Flour
16. 16.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) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Escape from Crocodile River
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
37. 37.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
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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