Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 729 · 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 an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Cave Explorers
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Footprints in the Flour
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Burping Buffalo
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Across the Desert by Camel
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Who Took the Trophy?
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.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) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
37. 37.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
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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