Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 39 · 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?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.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
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Cave Explorers
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Great Jungle Trek
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Footprints in the Flour
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Great Jungle Trek
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Climb to the Clouds
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes

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