Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 376 · 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?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Detective Dog
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Footprints in the Flour
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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