Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 899 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Who Took the Trophy?
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Detective Dog
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
38. 38.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) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Across the Desert by Camel
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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