Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 178 · 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 title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.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) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Burping Buffalo
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve

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