Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 69 · 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) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Ten Giggling Goats
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.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) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Footprints in the Flour
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Burping Buffalo
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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