Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 927 · 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) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Seven Magic Wishes
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Escape from Crocodile River
40. 40.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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