Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 612 · 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 Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Burping Buffalo
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.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) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Detective Dog
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Detective Dog
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.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

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