Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 196 · 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 title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.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) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) clues to follow
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery 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) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Who Took the Trophy?
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Seven Magic Wishes
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
33. 33.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) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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