Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 638 · 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) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.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
13. 13.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) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.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) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Detective Dog
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary

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