Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 153 · 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) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Burping Buffalo
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Climb to the Clouds
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Great Jungle Trek
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
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) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Ten Giggling Goats
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve

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