Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 496 · 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 team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Who Took the Trophy?
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Detective Dog (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Who Took the Trophy?
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
36. 36.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) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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