Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 907 · 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) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
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 mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Detective Dog
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
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) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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