Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 148 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Point to the problem): Find the main problem or idea of the story. Choose the short title that points to it. Reject titles about another story, and long dull ones like “A Story That I Wrote One Day”.

1. 1.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Windy Rangoli
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Friend at Lunch
4. 4.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On competition day, Nisha stood on stage in the town hall. Her mind went blank on the word “necessary”. Nisha recalled the rhyme Mrs Sen had taught her. She spelt it slowly, letter by letter, and got it right. Nisha won the silver cup and thanked Mrs Sen. (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Spelling Bee
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Torn Page (c) A Day When Something Happened
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Lost Earring
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Whose Puppy?
8. 8.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One quiet Sunday, Saanvi was visiting her grandpa’s flat. Grandpa could not find his reading glasses anywhere. Saanvi looked under the sofa and behind every cushion. At last she laughed, for the glasses were on his head! Grandpa chuckled and gave Saanvi a big hug. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Kitten on the Roof
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Dry Well
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Lost Earring
11. 11.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One busy morning, Manav walked to the vegetable market. A goat broke its rope and began eating the spinach! Manav ran after the goat and held out a carrot. The goat followed the carrot back to Lakshmi, its owner. Lakshmi gave Manav a bunch of carrots as thanks. (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
12. 12.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One bright morning, Anjali went boating on the backwaters. Water began to seep in through a crack in the boat. Anjali pressed her rubber slipper hard over the crack. Appa rowed fast to the shore while she held it there. Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief. (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Missing Tiffin
14. 14.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    In the dry season, Lakshmi walked to the village square. The old well had dried up, and people had no water. Lakshmi asked everyone to dig a pond to catch the rain. Raju and the others dug every evening for a month. When the rains came, Lakshmi’s pond filled to the brim. (a) The Dry Well (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Slipped Chain
15. 15.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One foggy morning, Fatima waited at the railway station. Her train was three hours late. Fatima opened her bag and found a book of puzzles. She and an old man, Mr Iyer, solved puzzles together. The train came, and Fatima had made a new friend. (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Late Train
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Fallen Sparrow
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    Early one Saturday, Ishaan ran to the colony park. The seat of the old swing had cracked in two. Ishaan asked the other children to help him mend it. Mrs Rao gave them a strong plank and some rope. By noon, Ishaan was swinging high on the new seat. (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Broken Swing
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) This Is My Story
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Stuck in the Lift
20. 20.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Puppy in the Storm
22. 22.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Torn Page
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Muddy Uniform
24. 24.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a busy Monday, Meera rode the school bus to class. At lunch, Meera saw that her tiffin box was missing. Meera and her friend Tenzin searched seat by seat. The red box was hiding under the very last seat. Meera shared her parathas with Tenzin to say thank you. (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Dry Well (c) The Fallen Sparrow
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Story That I Wrote One Day (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Cookie Stall
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Torn Page (c) The Spelling Bee
27. 27.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On her birthday morning, Riya hurried to the bakery. The cake said “Happy Birthday, Rita” instead of Riya! Riya laughed and asked politely if it could be fixed. Uncle Jacob, the baker, added a neat y in icing. Riya carried home a cake with her name spelt right. (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Lost Earring
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Shy Singer (c) Shadows in the Dark
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Silent Microphone
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Torn Page (c) The Kitten on the Roof
31. 31.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One misty dawn, Tenzin woke up in his hill village. A baby yak had wandered away from the herd. Tenzin followed its hoofprints down the muddy path. He found it by a stream and gently led it back. His sister Pema gave Tenzin the first cup of butter tea. (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Fallen Sparrow
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Slipped Chain (c) This Is My Story
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Snake in the Shed
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Missing Tiffin
35. 35.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! Neel did not panic and looked at the names inside. Coach Iqbal swapped them back with a boy in the next lane. Neel ran in the right shoes and came second. (a) The Late Train (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
36. 36.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One stormy night, Diya heard a whimper in a lane in Kochi. A tiny puppy was shivering under a broken cart. Diya held out a biscuit and spoke softly to it. The puppy crept out and licked her hand. Diya named him Moti and made him a warm bed. (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Torn Page
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Cookie Stall
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Story That I Wrote One Day (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Every Drop Counts

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