Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 737 · 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 fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) silly mix-ups
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Princess and the Spell
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
36. 36.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) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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