Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 542 · 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 Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Cave Explorers
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.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) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
34. 34.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) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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