Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 51 · 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?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Great Jungle Trek
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Great Jungle Trek
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
30. 30.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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