Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 12 · 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 girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
6. 6.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) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Escape from Crocodile River
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Across the Desert by Camel
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Detective Dog
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.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) adventure story (c) funny story

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