Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 248 · 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 title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Cave Explorers
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) characters doing daft things
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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