Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 356 · 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 silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.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) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.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) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.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
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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