Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 752 · 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 Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Who Took the Trophy?
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
16. 16.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) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Princess and the Spell
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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