Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 718 · 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) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) clues to follow
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.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) fairy tale (c) funny story

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