Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 973 · 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 Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Across the Desert by Camel
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Great Jungle Trek
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a dangerous journey

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