Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 284 · 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 is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Stranded on Storm Island
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.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) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Detective Dog
30. 30.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) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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