Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 133 · 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 funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Across the Desert by Camel
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.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
21. 21.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
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Burping Buffalo
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
40. 40.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) fairy tale

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