Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 384 · 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 gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.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
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
21. 21.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret

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