Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 251 · 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) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
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) The Muddy Uniform (c) This Is My Story
3. 3.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One warm evening, Imran opened the garden shed. A long snake was curled up near the door. Imran stepped back slowly and did not touch it. Mr Reddy, a snake rescuer, carried it away safely. Imran learnt that snakes should be left to experts. (a) The Sandcastle (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Snake in the Shed
4. 4.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a long car trip, Yash rode along the highway. Bang! The back tyre of the car went flat. Yash held the torch while Uncle Ravi took out the spare. Together they changed the tyre in twenty minutes. Yash was proud he had helped, and the trip went on. (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Flat Tyre
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Sandcastle
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Lost Earring
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. Ms Fernandes smiled and showed him how to tape it. Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Torn Page
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) Untitled Story Number One
10. 10.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 Story About the Thing (c) Lost at the Fair
11. 11.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) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) Lost at the Fair
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
13. 13.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 Blue Lake (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Ball in the Pond
14. 14.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building. The puppy had a collar, but no owner was nearby. Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. A boy saw a poster and came running for Rocky, his puppy. Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Forgotten Homework
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Leaky Boat
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lost Earring
17. 17.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 Late Train (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Torn Page
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) This Is My Story
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Snake in the Shed
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Broken Swing
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Leaky Boat
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Every Drop Counts
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
24. 24.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) This Is My Story
25. 25.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Slipped Chain
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Some Things That Happened
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Ball in the Pond
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Missing Tiffin
29. 29.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) This Is My Story (c) The Story About the Thing
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Broken Swing
32. 32.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 Lost Yak (b) The Broken Swing (c) Every Drop Counts
33. 33.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Blue Lake
34. 34.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One sunny morning, Rohan cycled up the hill road. Halfway up, the chain of his bicycle slipped off. Rohan sat down and studied the chain slowly. Mr Das, a kind farmer, showed him how to fix it. Rohan rode on, proud that he could fix a chain now. (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Late Train (c) The Slipped Chain
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Late Train (c) The Shy Singer
36. 36.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One hot afternoon, Kabir played cricket by the village pond. Farhan hit the ball so hard that it splashed into the water. Kabir tried to reach it, but his arms were too short. He tied a basket to a stick and scooped the ball out. Kabir and Farhan cheered and went on with the game. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Sandcastle
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Late Train (c) The Sandcastle
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lucky Marble
40. 40.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) Some Things That Happened

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