Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 99 · 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 magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Detective Dog
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.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
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.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) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.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
22. 22.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) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Burping Buffalo
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Cave Explorers (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes

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