Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 818 · 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) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Burping Buffalo
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Princess and the Spell
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Footprints in the Flour
8. 8.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) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Who Took the Trophy?
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Climb to the Clouds
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog

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