Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 758 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Stranded on Storm Island
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Across the Desert by Camel
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Escape from Crocodile River
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Who Took the Trophy?
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond

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