Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 237 · 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 detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Escape from Crocodile River
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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