Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 169 · 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) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.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
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
19. 19.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) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Who Took the Trophy?
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Climb to the Clouds
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow

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