Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 359 · 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 Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Ten Giggling Goats
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Princess and the Spell
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Escape from Crocodile River
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
32. 32.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
33. 33.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) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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