Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 470 · 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 mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Princess and the Spell
5. 5.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) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
20. 20.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
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object

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