Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 610 · 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 is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Escape from Crocodile River
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
40. 40.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

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