Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 219 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
14. 14.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) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Seven Magic Wishes
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Burping Buffalo
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Ten Giggling Goats
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Escape from Crocodile River
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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