Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 986 · 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 girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
5. 5.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
6. 6.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (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 detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Seven Magic Wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.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
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
32. 32.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) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Across the Desert by Camel
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things

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