Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 656 · 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 magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) an evil spell to break
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
22. 22.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) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Burping Buffalo
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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