Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 262 · 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 buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a dangerous journey
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Escape from Crocodile River
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Detective Dog (c) Across the Desert by Camel
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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