Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 732 · 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 magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Footprints in the Flour
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Princess and the Spell
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Detective Dog
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Burping Buffalo
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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