Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 254 · 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?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Climb to the Clouds
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
11. 11.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) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Across the Desert by Camel
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
35. 35.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) adventure story
36. 36.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) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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