Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 218 · 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 monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Climb to the Clouds
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Climb to the Clouds
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Escape from Crocodile River
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) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) an evil spell to break
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Footprints in the Flour
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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