Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 869 · 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 an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Great Jungle Trek
22. 22.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) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Seven Magic Wishes
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.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) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
40. 40.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

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