Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 20 · 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 Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Seven Magic Wishes
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Who Took the Trophy?
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.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) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa

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