Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 941 · 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 dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure 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) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.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) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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