Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 463 · 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.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Cave Explorers
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Climb to the Clouds
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Who Took the Trophy?
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.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) fairy tale
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Ten Giggling Goats
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Burping Buffalo
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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