Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 173 · 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 mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Stranded on Storm Island
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Seven Magic Wishes
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Climb to the Clouds
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Great Jungle Trek
34. 34.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) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
36. 36.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) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Detective Dog
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.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) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Climb to the Clouds

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