Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 596 · 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 funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Cave Explorers
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.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) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
11. 11.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) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Seven Magic Wishes
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
28. 28.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) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) characters doing daft things
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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