Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 993 · 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?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
15. 15.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) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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