Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 23 · 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) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.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) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Ten Giggling Goats
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Ten Giggling Goats
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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