Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 983 · 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 magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.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) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Seven Magic Wishes
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas

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