Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 530 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Footprints in the Flour
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.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) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
14. 14.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) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
17. 17.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) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Detective Dog (c) Escape from Crocodile River
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Who Took the Trophy?
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour

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