Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 898 · 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 magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Escape from Crocodile River
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
24. 24.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) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Who Took the Trophy?
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.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) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.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) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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