Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 694 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
4. 4.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
5. 5.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) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
11. 11.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) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.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) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.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
25. 25.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) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Ten Giggling Goats
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow

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