Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 122 · 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 a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
12. 12.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Who Took the Trophy?
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Ten Giggling Goats
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve

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