Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 999 · 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?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Who Took the Trophy?
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Escape from Crocodile River
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Detective Dog (c) Climb to the Clouds
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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