Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 854 · 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) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.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) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Climb to the Clouds
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.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) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Climb to the Clouds
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Stranded on Storm Island
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas

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