Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 191 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.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) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Footprints in the Flour
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Ten Giggling Goats
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
40. 40.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

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