Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 350 · 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?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Escape from Crocodile River
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Across the Desert by Camel
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Seven Magic Wishes
32. 32.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) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
34. 34.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) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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