Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 87 · 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 buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Burping Buffalo
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.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) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Princess and the Spell
31. 31.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Cave Explorers
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Ten Giggling Goats
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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