Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 124 · 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 funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Footprints in the Flour
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo

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