Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 184 · 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 is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.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
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Ten Giggling Goats
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
27. 27.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
40. 40.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) mystery story (c) adventure story

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids