Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 508 · 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 funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Great Jungle Trek
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) jokes that make you laugh
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Across the Desert by Camel
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
14. 14.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
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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