Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 940 · 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) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.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) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Ten Giggling Goats
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Stranded on Storm Island
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Ten Giggling Goats
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog

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