Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 337 · 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 Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Across the Desert by Camel
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Footprints in the Flour
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
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.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
22. 22.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) funny story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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