Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 366 · 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 goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Princess and the Spell
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.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) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.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) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Cave Explorers
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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