Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 136 · 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) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.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
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Footprints in the Flour
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Escape from Crocodile River
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret

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