Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 593 · 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?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
4. 4.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Who Took the Trophy?
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.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) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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