Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 3 · 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 a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Seven Magic Wishes
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Princess and the Spell
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Stranded on Storm Island
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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