Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 883 · 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?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.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) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Footprints in the Flour
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Escape from Crocodile River
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Princess and the Spell
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
39. 39.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) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.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) funny story

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