Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 770 · 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 fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (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) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.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) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Escape from Crocodile River
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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