Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 375 · 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 secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Climb to the Clouds
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Footprints in the Flour
12. 12.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
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Stranded on Storm Island
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Footprints in the Flour
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Ten Giggling Goats
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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