Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 570 · 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) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Stranded on Storm Island
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Climb to the Clouds
29. 29.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Great Jungle Trek
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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