Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 86 · 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) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Climb to the Clouds
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Ten Giggling Goats
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree

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