Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 137 · 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) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.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) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Cave Explorers
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Climb to the Clouds
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
34. 34.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) adventure story
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) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
38. 38.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) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up

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