Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 41 · 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 secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Great Jungle Trek
11. 11.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Stranded on Storm Island
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
16. 16.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
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Footprints in the Flour
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak

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