Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 198 · 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?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Escape from Crocodile River
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Seven Magic Wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Footprints in the Flour
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Escape from Crocodile River

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