Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 584 · 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 wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Great Jungle Trek
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
26. 26.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) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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