Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 183 · 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?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Great Jungle Trek
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
13. 13.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) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Princess and the Spell
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Great Jungle Trek
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Great Jungle Trek
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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