Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 681 · 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?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Footprints in the Flour
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Escape from Crocodile River
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Great Jungle Trek
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Stranded on Storm Island
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object

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