Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 865 · 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 a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Detective Dog
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes

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