Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 816 · 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 an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Climb to the Clouds
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) silly mix-ups
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Detective Dog
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.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
26. 26.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) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Detective Dog (c) Climb to the Clouds
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Ten Giggling Goats
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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