Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 564 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Climb to the Clouds
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Great Jungle Trek
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Escape from Crocodile River
21. 21.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) funny story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Seven Magic Wishes
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Across the Desert by Camel
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
35. 35.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wishing Well of Gold

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