Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 546 · 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 Princess and the Spell (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Escape from Crocodile River
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
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) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Princess and the Spell
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond

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