Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 311 · 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 is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Climb to the Clouds
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Who Took the Trophy?
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Ten Giggling Goats
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
18. 18.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) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
23. 23.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) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.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) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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