Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 800 · 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 Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Great Jungle Trek
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Stranded on Storm Island
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.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) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things

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