Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 67 · 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?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Footprints in the Flour
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.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) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
26. 26.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a ridiculous situation
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
37. 37.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) adventure story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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