Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 81 · 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 fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.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
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.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
33. 33.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) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Burping Buffalo
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve

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