Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 589 · 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 is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
5. 5.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) mystery story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Detective Dog
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.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) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Detective Dog
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation

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