Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 730 · 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 Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Great Jungle Trek
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
32. 32.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) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Ten Giggling Goats
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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