Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 151 · 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 team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Footprints in the Flour
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Seven Magic Wishes
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Across the Desert by Camel
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Escape from Crocodile River
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Across the Desert by Camel
19. 19.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) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Burping Buffalo
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) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Detective Dog (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.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) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.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) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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