Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 129 · 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) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Footprints in the Flour
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Burping Buffalo
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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