Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 802 · 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) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Across the Desert by Camel
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Seven Magic Wishes
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Escape from Crocodile River
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Footprints in the Flour
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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