Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 214 · 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?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Escape from Crocodile River
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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