Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 353 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
8. 8.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
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Detective Dog
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Great Jungle Trek
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Seven Magic Wishes
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret

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