Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 930 · 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) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
32. 32.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) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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