Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 521 · 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 sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.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) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Across the Desert by Camel
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Escape from Crocodile River
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.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) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight

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