Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 840 · 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 funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Cave Explorers
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Escape from Crocodile River
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Detective Dog (c) Escape from Crocodile River
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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