Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 266 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Stranded on Storm Island
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Cave Explorers
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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