Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 652 · 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 fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.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
12. 12.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) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Great Jungle Trek
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
38. 38.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) mystery story
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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