Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 263 · 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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (b) Every Drop Counts (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Flat Tyre (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
5. 5.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) The Torn Page (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Forgotten Homework
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) This Is My Story (c) The Story About the Thing
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Late Train (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
8. 8.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 Late Train
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Stuck in the Lift
10. 10.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Sandcastle
11. 11.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) The Missing Tiffin
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) The Sandcastle (c) A Day When Something Happened
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Cookie Stall
14. 14.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Shadows in the Dark
15. 15.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 Sandcastle (b) The Late Train (c) The Leaky Boat
16. 16.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 Broken Swing (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Runaway Goat
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Pongal morning, Aditi drew a rangoli on the front step. A gust of wind blew the coloured powder everywhere. Aditi did not give up and started all over again. Her brother Sid held up a board to block the wind. By noon, Aditi’s rangoli was the brightest on the street. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Blue Lake
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Broken Swing
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
20. 20.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) Stuck in the Lift
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) This Is My Story
22. 22.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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Mango Mystery
23. 23.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 Ball in the Pond (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Lost Earring
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Late Train (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Fallen Sparrow
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Silent Microphone
26. 26.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 Dry Well (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Slipped Chain
28. 28.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 Dry Well (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Lost Earring (c) Shadows in the Dark
30. 30.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 Forgotten Homework (c) The Windy Rangoli
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Missing Tiffin
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Torn Page
34. 34.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Dry Well
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Missing Tiffin
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Forgotten Homework
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Snake in the Shed
38. 38.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Missing Tiffin
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Leaky Boat (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
40. 40.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Blue Lake

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