Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 762 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
2. 2.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) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.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
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) exploring wild places
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Detective Dog
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
39. 39.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) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond

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