Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 241 · 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 funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Footprints in the Flour
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Climb to the Clouds
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.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) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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