Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 870 · 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 detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.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) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
17. 17.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) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Cave Explorers
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Seven Magic Wishes
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Ten Giggling Goats
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes

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