Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 507 · 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?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Climb to the Clouds
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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