Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 437 · 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) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Footprints in the Flour
12. 12.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
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.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) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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