Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 902 · 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.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Who Took the Trophy?
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Across the Desert by Camel
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp

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