Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 84 · 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 mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Footprints in the Flour
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Footprints in the Flour
22. 22.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) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
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) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve

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