Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 866 · 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) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Princess and the Spell
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.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) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Footprints in the Flour
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.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) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Across the Desert by Camel
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Burping Buffalo
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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