Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 766 · 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?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Footprints in the Flour
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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