Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 61 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
2. 2.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) mystery story
3. 3.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Princess and the Spell
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Climb to the Clouds
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Seven Magic Wishes
28. 28.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) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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