Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 372 · 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?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Great Jungle Trek
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Detective Dog
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Cave Explorers
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
37. 37.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) funny story (c) mystery 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) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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