Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 279 · 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 locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
9. 9.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
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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