Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 976 · 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 an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Ten Giggling Goats
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Detective Dog
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Footprints in the Flour
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Detective Dog
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Detective Dog (c) Who Took the Trophy?
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Detective Dog
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Ten Giggling Goats
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.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) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Climb to the Clouds
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons

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