Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 393 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) jokes that make you laugh
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.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) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Escape from Crocodile River
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Stranded on Storm Island
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Who Took the Trophy?
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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