Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 867 · 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 Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Burping Buffalo
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Climb to the Clouds
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
39. 39.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) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp

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