Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 94 · 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) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Seven Magic Wishes
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Cave Explorers
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Princess and the Spell
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Escape from Crocodile River
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.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) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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