Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 486 · 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 mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Footprints in the Flour
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.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) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Who Took the Trophy?
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Seven Magic Wishes
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.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
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.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

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