Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 990 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Detective Dog (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
33. 33.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
34. 34.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) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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