Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 339 · 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 parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Footprints in the Flour
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Stranded on Storm Island
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.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) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Cave Explorers
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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