Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 879 · 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 a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Stranded on Storm Island
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Great Jungle Trek
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) brave escapes from danger

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