Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 257 · 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 a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Footprints in the Flour
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
7. 7.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) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) surviving a storm or a flood
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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