Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 980 · 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) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Escape from Crocodile River
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.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) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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