Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 613 · 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 an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Ten Giggling Goats
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Detective Dog
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.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) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Ten Giggling Goats
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret

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