Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 644 · 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 Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Great Jungle Trek
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
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) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
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) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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