Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 305 · 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.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Footprints in the Flour
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Great Jungle Trek
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Climb to the Clouds
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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