Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 233 · 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?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Cave Explorers
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.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
22. 22.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) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Great Jungle Trek
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places

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