Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 95 · 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) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.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) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Climb to the Clouds
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
12. 12.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) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Ten Giggling Goats
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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