Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 78 · 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) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Stranded on Storm Island
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Across the Desert by Camel
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Footprints in the Flour
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Stranded on Storm Island
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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