Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 918 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Burping Buffalo
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Great Jungle Trek
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
33. 33.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
34. 34.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) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a ridiculous situation
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh

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