Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 367 · 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 wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery 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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Footprints in the Flour
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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