Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 751 · 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 fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Climb to the Clouds
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Ten Giggling Goats
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.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) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Great Jungle Trek
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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