Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 916 · 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?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Across the Desert by Camel
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.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) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Climb to the Clouds
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Escape from Crocodile River
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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