Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 690 · 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 an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
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 monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Princess and the Spell
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Cave Explorers
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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