Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 724 · 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?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Burping Buffalo
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Great Jungle Trek
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Cave Explorers
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
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.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.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
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Detective Dog
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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