Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 251 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Stranded on Storm Island
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Across the Desert by Camel
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
17. 17.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) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Ten Giggling Goats
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a ridiculous situation
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Upside-Down Grandpa

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