Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 765 · 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 ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Climb to the Clouds
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
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.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger

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