Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 823 · 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 Great Jungle Trek (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Seven Magic Wishes
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.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
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
10. 10.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) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
18. 18.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) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Escape from Crocodile River
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places

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