Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 479 · 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 title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Footprints in the Flour
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Footprints in the Flour
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Detective Dog
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Detective Dog (c) Across the Desert by Camel
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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