Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 948 · 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) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Climb to the Clouds
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Climb to the Clouds
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.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) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Stranded on Storm Island
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Who Took the Trophy?

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