Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 744 · 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 Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Cave Explorers
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.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) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Ten Giggling Goats
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Detective Dog
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects

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