Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 179 · 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 Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
10. 10.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) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Footprints in the Flour
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Princess and the Spell
23. 23.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) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp

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