Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 85 · 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 funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Stranded on Storm Island
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.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) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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