Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 416 · 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?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Detective Dog
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
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.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Princess and the Spell
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes

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