Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 946 · 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 fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
12. 12.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
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Seven Magic Wishes
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Escape from Crocodile River
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Great Jungle Trek
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Detective Dog
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects

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