Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 742 · 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 secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
10. 10.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) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Footprints in the Flour
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) surviving a storm or a flood
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) exploring wild places
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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