Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 532 · 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) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Burping Buffalo
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Detective Dog (c) Ten Giggling Goats
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Detective Dog (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat

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