Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 500 · 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) The Burping Buffalo
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Cave Explorers
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Detective Dog
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Detective Dog (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
19. 19.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.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) mystery story

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