Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 502 · 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 title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
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.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Great Jungle Trek
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.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) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Who Took the Trophy?
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.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) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Detective Dog (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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