Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 345 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.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
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Across the Desert by Camel
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
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) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
37. 37.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
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) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.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

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