Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 432 · 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) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Great Jungle Trek
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Footprints in the Flour
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Across the Desert by Camel
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
30. 30.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) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.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) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.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

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