Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 931 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Detective Dog (c) Who Took the Trophy?
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Across the Desert by Camel
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
23. 23.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) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Seven Magic Wishes
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a puzzle to solve
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation

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