Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 360 · 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 Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Climb to the Clouds
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Ten Giggling Goats
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Seven Magic Wishes
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Escape from Crocodile River
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
35. 35.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) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Great Jungle Trek
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River

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