Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 308 · 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) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Ten Giggling Goats
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
4. 4.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) funny story
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Detective Dog
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Burping Buffalo
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.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
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Detective Dog
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Burping Buffalo
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
40. 40.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

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