Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 721 · 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.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
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Burping Buffalo
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.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) mystery story
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) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
19. 19.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Climb to the Clouds
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Princess and the Spell
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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