Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 371 · 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 missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.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
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Princess and the Spell
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret

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