Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 484 · 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) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Footprints in the Flour
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes

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