Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 904 · 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) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Great Jungle Trek
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Great Jungle Trek
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Burping Buffalo
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Who Took the Trophy?
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve

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