Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 159 · 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?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Stranded on Storm Island
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak

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