Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 209 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Cave Explorers
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.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) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.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) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
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) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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