Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 723 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.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
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.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
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Across the Desert by Camel
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
33. 33.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) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break

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