Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 992 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Cave Explorers
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.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) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Seven Magic Wishes
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Great Jungle Trek
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Who Took the Trophy?
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Secret of the Locked Room

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