Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 190 · 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?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Across the Desert by Camel
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Detective Dog
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Stranded on Storm Island
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.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) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.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) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Stranded on Storm Island
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell

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