Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 897 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.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) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.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) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Ten Giggling Goats
20. 20.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
21. 21.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
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Detective Dog
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner

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