Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 491 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
3. 3.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Cave Explorers
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Ten Giggling Goats
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Escape from Crocodile River
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.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) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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