Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 98 · 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 giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Footprints in the Flour
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Great Jungle Trek
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.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) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Princess and the Spell
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Cave Explorers
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.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) mystery story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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