Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 526 · 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 funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Princess and the Spell
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
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.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups

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