Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 576 · 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 boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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