Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 523 · 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?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Footprints in the Flour
16. 16.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
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.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) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos

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