Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 47 · 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 missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Escape from Crocodile River
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Stranded on Storm Island
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.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) funny story

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