Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 119 · 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 is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Escape from Crocodile River
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) brave escapes from danger
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Detective Dog (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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