Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 709 · 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?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.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
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
19. 19.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Detective Dog
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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