Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 745 · 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 a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Stranded on Storm Island
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
26. 26.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Great Jungle Trek
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Ten Giggling Goats
35. 35.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) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Escape from Crocodile River
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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