Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 187 · 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 a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Detective Dog
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Escape from Crocodile River
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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