Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 413 · 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 magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) an evil spell to break
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.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) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Cave Explorers
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Cave Explorers
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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