Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 212 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Princess and the Spell
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
36. 36.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
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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