Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 562 · 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 giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Stranded on Storm Island
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) clues to follow
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Detective Dog
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Burping Buffalo
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Across the Desert by Camel
32. 32.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
33. 33.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) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Clue in the Old Diary

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