Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 814 · 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 wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Stranded on Storm Island
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Great Jungle Trek
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Climb to the Clouds
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
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.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
34. 34.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
35. 35.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) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break

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