Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 726 · 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 magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
16. 16.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) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.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) fairy tale
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds

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