Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 105 · 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) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Who Took the Trophy?
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.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) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Detective Dog (c) Climb to the Clouds
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
32. 32.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) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner

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