Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 363 · 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 seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) characters doing daft things
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Detective Dog
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.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) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Footprints in the Flour
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.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) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes

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