Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 852 · 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 goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Footprints in the Flour
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.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) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Princess and the Spell
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
39. 39.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) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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