Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 96 · 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?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Stranded on Storm Island
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Escape from Crocodile River
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
27. 27.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
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
31. 31.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) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Who Took the Trophy?
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand

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