Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 411 · 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 spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Escape from Crocodile River
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.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) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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