Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 910 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
2. 2.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
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Ten Giggling Goats
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Seven Magic Wishes
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.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) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Cave Explorers
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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