Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 239 · 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?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Escape from Crocodile River
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Across the Desert by Camel

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