Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 605 · 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 is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Footprints in the Flour
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.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
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.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) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Climb to the Clouds
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Burping Buffalo
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Cave Explorers
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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