Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 763 · 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) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
10. 10.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Princess and the Spell
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Seven Magic Wishes
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a puzzle to solve
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand

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