Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 476 · 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?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Cookie Stall
2. 2.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) Every Drop Counts
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Silent Microphone (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Story About the Thing
5. 5.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 Lost Earring (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Runaway Goat
6. 6.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 Broken Swing (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Shadows in the Dark
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Lost Earring
8. 8.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Cookie Stall
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Spelling Bee
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Runaway Goat (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Missing Tiffin
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
13. 13.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Torn Page (c) The Ball in the Pond
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Shadows in the Dark
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Broken Swing
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Torn Page (c) A Day When Something Happened
17. 17.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
18. 18.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) Every Drop Counts (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Slipped Chain
19. 19.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 Blue Lake (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Cookie Stall
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) Some Things That Happened (c) This Is My Story
21. 21.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 Muddy Uniform (c) Lost at the Fair
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Blue Lake
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Shy Singer (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Leaky Boat
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lost Earring
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Snake in the Shed
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Mango Mystery
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) This Is My Story (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) A Puppy in the Storm
30. 30.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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Kitten on the Roof
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Broken Swing
32. 32.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 Lost Yak (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Lost Earring
33. 33.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) Untitled Story Number One
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Sandcastle
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) This Is My Story (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
36. 36.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Lost Yak
37. 37.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Torn Page (c) The Windy Rangoli
38. 38.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Wednesday evening, Meher went to the music school. She was too shy to sing in front of the others. Meher closed her eyes and pictured singing at home. Mr Bose, the teacher, asked everyone to sing with her. Meher sang the whole song and felt brave. (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Lucky Marble
39. 39.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Broken Swing
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Missing Tiffin

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