Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 557 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Footprints in the Flour
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Cave Explorers
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
35. 35.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Ten Giggling Goats

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