Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 399 · 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) What Happened Next and Then After (b) The Slipped Chain (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
2. 2.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 Dry Well (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Flat Tyre
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Shy Singer
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 Late Train (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Forgotten Homework
5. 5.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 Lost Earring
6. 6.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) Shadows in the Dark (c) Untitled Story Number One
7. 7.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) Grandpa’s Glasses
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Broken Swing (c) Stuck in the Lift
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Torn Page
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Cookie Stall (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Snake in the Shed
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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Leaky Boat
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
14. 14.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Friend at Lunch
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Lost Earring
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Torn Page
17. 17.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Lost Yak
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Puppy in the Storm
19. 19.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Sandcastle
20. 20.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 Leaky Boat (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Dry Well
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Torn Page (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
23. 23.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) Untitled Story Number One
25. 25.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 Blue Lake (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
26. 26.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) What Happened Next and Then After
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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Dry Well
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Broken Swing (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Spelling Bee
29. 29.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Mango Mystery
30. 30.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) Lost at the Fair (c) The Flat Tyre
31. 31.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Dry Well (c) The Missing Tiffin
32. 32.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On the first day of school, Isha walked into a new school. She knew nobody and sat all alone at lunch. Then Isha saw another girl sitting alone too. Isha smiled and asked Maria to share her lunch. By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Sandcastle
33. 33.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Windy Rangoli
34. 34.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 Blue Lake (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
35. 35.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 Puppy in the Storm (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Shadows in the Dark
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Shy Singer (c) What Happened Next and Then After
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Muddy Uniform
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Spelling Bee
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Grandpa’s Glasses

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