Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 892 · 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 wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Footprints in the Flour
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Escape from Crocodile River
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Detective Dog (c) Across the Desert by Camel
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
22. 22.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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