Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 400 · 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 funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Seven Magic Wishes
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Seven Magic Wishes
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Princess and the Spell
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Stranded on Storm Island
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Escape from Crocodile River
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.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) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree

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