Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 100 · 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 title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Escape from Crocodile River
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat

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