Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 700 · 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 Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
23. 23.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) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Ten Giggling Goats

Free creative writing lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/creative-writing-for-kids