Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 853 · 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 boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Great Jungle Trek
17. 17.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) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh

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