Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 404 · 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?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Stranded on Storm Island
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Ten Giggling Goats
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Great Jungle Trek

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