Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 145 · 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 title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Great Jungle Trek
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Detective Dog
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Cave Explorers
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Across the Desert by Camel
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Across the Desert by Camel
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) a ridiculous situation
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.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) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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