Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 208 · 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.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Slipped Chain
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
3. 3.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
4. 4.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) The Spelling Bee (c) Untitled Story Number One
5. 5.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Lost at the Fair
6. 6.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boat starts to leak” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
9. 9.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   During the Christmas holidays, Maria went to the beach. Each time she built a castle, the waves washed it away. Maria thought hard and moved further up the sand. Her friend Kunal dug a moat to keep the water out. This time Maria’s castle stood tall until sunset. (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Sandcastle
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Torn Page (c) Shadows in the Dark
12. 12.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a festive night, Zoya danced in the wedding hall. Aunt Lata cried out that she had lost a gold earring. Zoya looked carefully under every chair and table. The earring was shining beside the flower stand. Zoya gave it back, and Aunt Lata thanked her warmly. (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Friend at Lunch
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Muddy Uniform
15. 15.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) This Is My Story (c) Every Drop Counts
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Ball in the Pond
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Blue Lake (c) Stuck in the Lift
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Late Train (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Windy Rangoli
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Late Train (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) This Is My Story (c) A Friend at Lunch
22. 22.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Snake in the Shed
23. 23.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) Lost at the Fair
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Shy Singer
25. 25.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Monday morning, Aryan sat down in his classroom. He found that he had left his homework at home. Aryan told Ms Gill the truth before she even asked. Ms Gill let him bring it the next day. Aryan made a checklist so he would never forget again. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Forgotten Homework
26. 26.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) The Lost Yak (c) The Story About the Thing
27. 27.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Mango Mystery
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lost Yak
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Sandcastle
30. 30.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) A Day When Something Happened (c) Stuck in the Lift
31. 31.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One spring morning, Tara potted a bean in the school garden. Two weeks later, nothing had come up at all. Tara asked Mr Nair, the gardener, what was wrong. He helped her move the pot into the sunshine. Soon a green shoot peeped out, and Tara danced. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Flat Tyre
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) Every Drop Counts
33. 33.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Missing Tiffin
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Lucky Marble
35. 35.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Craft Day, Rahul was painting a poster in the art room. He bumped a jar, and blue paint spilled everywhere. Rahul was upset, but his friend Simran had an idea. They turned the big blue splash into a lake. Rahul’s poster with the lake won first prize. (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Fallen Sparrow
36. 36.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 Late Train (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Sandcastle
37. 37.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 Late Train (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Leaky Boat
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Story About the Thing
39. 39.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. Suddenly the lights went out, and her little brother cried. Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. Her brother Arjun giggled at a shadow rabbit. Sneha told stories until the lights came back on. (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Broken Swing
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Broken Swing

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