Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 414 · 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?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Escape from Crocodile River
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Burping Buffalo
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
22. 22.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) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
40. 40.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

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