Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 788 · 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 is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
13. 13.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) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Escape from Crocodile River
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
35. 35.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) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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