Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 325 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Across the Desert by Camel
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Great Jungle Trek
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold

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