Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 82 · 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) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Cave Explorers
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Seven Magic Wishes
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
18. 18.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) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Escape from Crocodile River
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold

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