Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 26 · 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 is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.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
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) characters doing daft things
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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