Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 962 · 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 is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Detective Dog (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Detective Dog
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) characters doing daft things
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Ten Giggling Goats
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
34. 34.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) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
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) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Secret of the Locked Room

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