Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 418 · 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 goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.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) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) brave escapes from danger
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) silly mix-ups
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.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

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