Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 434 · 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 is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.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) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.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) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Great Jungle Trek
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Cave Explorers
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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