Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 379 · 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 magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers

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