Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 391 · 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 is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Footprints in the Flour
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Cave Explorers
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Burping Buffalo
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
32. 32.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) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids