Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 988 · 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 boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Escape from Crocodile River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.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) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Escape from Crocodile River
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Seven Magic Wishes
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Who Took the Trophy?
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
33. 33.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) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers

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