Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 428 · 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 fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Cave Explorers
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Climb to the Clouds
17. 17.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) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Footprints in the Flour
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.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
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups

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