Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 342 · 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 fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Ten Giggling Goats
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Across the Desert by Camel
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.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
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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