Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 229 · 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 dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Stranded on Storm Island
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Footprints in the Flour
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Burping Buffalo

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