Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 304 · 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 Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Seven Magic Wishes
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Detective Dog
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Climb to the Clouds
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things

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