Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 462 · 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 is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Burping Buffalo
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Across the Desert by Camel
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Detective Dog

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