Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 767 · 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 mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Ten Giggling Goats
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Princess and the Spell
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Footprints in the Flour
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Detective Dog
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
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) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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