Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 908 · 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 fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Great Jungle Trek
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.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) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Detective Dog
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Detective Dog (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.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) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
34. 34.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) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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