Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 351 · 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) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
2. 2.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Great Jungle Trek
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Detective Dog
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Great Jungle Trek
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Detective Dog (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight

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