Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 201 · 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?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Escape from Crocodile River
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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