Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 769 · 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 fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Great Jungle Trek
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Cave Explorers
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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