Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 373 · 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 girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Climb to the Clouds
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Across the Desert by Camel
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Princess and the Spell
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand

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