Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 928 · 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 is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Great Jungle Trek
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.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) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Great Jungle Trek
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Stranded on Storm Island
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
31. 31.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) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.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) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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