Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 978 · 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 girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Great Jungle Trek
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Great Jungle Trek
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.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
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight

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