Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 503 · 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?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Sandcastle
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Untitled Story Number One
3. 3.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Shy Singer (c) Stuck in the Lift
4. 4.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Shy Singer (c) Every Drop Counts
5. 5.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 Spelling Bee (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Lucky Marble
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Missing Tiffin
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kitten on the Roof
9. 9.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Shadows in the Dark
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Sandcastle (b) This Is My Story (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
11. 11.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Mango Mystery
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) This Is My Story (c) The Shy Singer
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Lost Earring (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Shy Singer
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Slipped Chain
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Lost at the Fair
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
17. 17.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 Torn Page (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Lost Earring
18. 18.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 Blue Lake (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Lost Yak
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Mango Mystery
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Muddy Uniform
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Some Things That Happened
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Dry Well
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Lucky Marble (c) Untitled Story Number One
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
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 Leaky Boat (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Ball in the Pond
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Butterfly at the Window
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Flat Tyre
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Lost Earring
31. 31.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 Torn Page (c) A Day When Something Happened
32. 32.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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Blue Lake
33. 33.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 Sandcastle
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Story About the Thing
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Cookie Stall
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Leaky Boat
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) What Happened Next and Then After
38. 38.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 Flat Tyre (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) A Day When Something Happened
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Fallen Sparrow

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