Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 450 · 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 funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.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) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Ten Giggling Goats
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Burping Buffalo
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
37. 37.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) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a detective or suspects

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