Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 361 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) characters doing daft things
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Cave Explorers
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Who Took the Trophy?
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Climb to the Clouds
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Seven Magic Wishes
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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