Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 139 · 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) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Footprints in the Flour
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Cave Explorers
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
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) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Stranded on Storm Island
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
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) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.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
38. 38.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
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour

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