Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 382 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Across the Desert by Camel
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.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) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Great Jungle Trek
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
31. 31.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
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object

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