Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 200 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Climb to the Clouds
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Stranded on Storm Island
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Seven Magic Wishes
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Climb to the Clouds
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Escape from Crocodile River
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Footprints in the Flour
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
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 girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold

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