Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 691 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Cave Explorers
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Detective Dog
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.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) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Stranded on Storm Island
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
40. 40.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

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