Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 887 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.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) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Cave Explorers
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes

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