Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 474 · 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 magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a dangerous journey
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
12. 12.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Great Jungle Trek
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Footprints in the Flour
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Who Took the Trophy?
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.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

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