Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 995 · 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 boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Princess and the Spell
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Princess and the Spell
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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