Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 834 · 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?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) silly mix-ups
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Footprints in the Flour
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Footprints in the Flour
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
27. 27.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
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.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) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object

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