Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 764 · 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 a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Who Took the Trophy?
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Great Jungle Trek
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
12. 12.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) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes

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