Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 403 · 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?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Princess and the Spell
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) clues to follow
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
38. 38.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) mystery story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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