Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 388 · 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 secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Seven Magic Wishes
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Escape from Crocodile River
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Seven Magic Wishes
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.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
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
36. 36.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
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.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) adventure story

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