Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 996 · 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?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Great Jungle Trek
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.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) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Climb to the Clouds
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Detective Dog
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.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
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Burping Buffalo
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Great Jungle Trek
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Great Jungle Trek
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.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

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