Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 658 · 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 funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Ten Giggling Goats
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Ten Giggling Goats
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
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) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.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) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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