Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 552 · 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 Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.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) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Across the Desert by Camel
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) characters doing daft things
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Cave Explorers
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation

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