Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 478 · 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) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.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
4. 4.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
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.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) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Great Jungle Trek
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Across the Desert by Camel
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.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) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
29. 29.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) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Who Took the Trophy?
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Climb to the Clouds
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary

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