Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 839 · 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?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Seven Magic Wishes
4. 4.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
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Ten Giggling Goats
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.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
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
27. 27.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) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Escape from Crocodile River
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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