Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 331 · 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?
   “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Stuck in the Lift
2. 2.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) The Runaway Goat
3. 3.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Late Train
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) This Is My Story (c) Untitled Story Number One
5. 5.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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Missing Tiffin
6. 6.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Blue Lake
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Spelling Bee
9. 9.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Stuck in the Lift
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Leaky Boat
12. 12.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On bake sale day, Kiara set up a stall at the school gate. By noon, nobody had bought a single cookie. Kiara made a bright sign that said “Fresh Cookies!” Her friend Zubin rang a bell to call people over. Soon Kiara had sold every cookie for the library fund. (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Kitten on the Roof
13. 13.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) The Kite in the Neem Tree
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Shy Singer (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
15. 15.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One windy afternoon, Aarav flew his kite in the playground. A strong gust blew the kite into the top of a neem tree. Aarav jumped and jumped, but he could not reach it. His friend Kiran brought a bamboo pole to poke it free. Aarav thanked Kiran, and the kite flew high again. (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Runaway Goat
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Every Drop Counts (c) This Is My Story
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    After the lunch bell, Advik walked into the music room. A butterfly was beating its wings against the window. Advik opened the window wide and stepped back. Tanvi waved her notebook to guide it outside. Advik watched the butterfly flutter away into the sky. (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Butterfly at the Window
18. 18.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 Missing Tiffin (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Spelling Bee
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Slipped Chain
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Forgotten Homework
21. 21.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Muddy Uniform
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Shadows in the Dark
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 Runaway Goat (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Lost Earring
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Dry Well (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Story About the Thing
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Runaway Goat
26. 26.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) Lost at the Fair (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Slipped Chain
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Ball in the Pond
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Cookie Stall
30. 30.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Broken Swing
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Some Things That Happened
32. 32.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 Lost Earring
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
34. 34.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 Blue Lake (c) Untitled Story Number One
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Broken Swing (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Missing Tiffin
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Story About the Thing
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Torn Page
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Fallen Sparrow
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
40. 40.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 Lucky Marble (c) A Day When Something Happened

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