Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 1 · 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 is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
10. 10.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
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Great Jungle Trek
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Detective Dog
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.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
24. 24.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) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Footprints in the Flour
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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