Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 954 · 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?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Princess and the Spell
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny 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) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a detective or suspects
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Burping Buffalo
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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