Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 347 · 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?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Across the Desert by Camel
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
8. 8.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) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Across the Desert by Camel
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.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) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes

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