Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 508 · 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 Story That I Wrote One Day (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Broken Swing
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Slipped Chain
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Missing Tiffin
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Some Things That Happened
5. 5.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 Broken Swing (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Leaky Boat
6. 6.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One summer holiday, Priya stayed at Nani’s orchard. Every morning, ripe mangoes were missing from the trees. Priya hid behind a bush and saw a monkey, Bholu, take one. She left bananas for Bholu, and he left the mangoes alone. Priya and Nani laughed at the clever plan. (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
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) The Ball in the Pond (c) Some Things That Happened
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Lost Yak
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Broken Swing
10. 10.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Sandcastle
11. 11.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Broken Swing
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 Kitten on the Roof (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Cookie Stall
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Dry Well
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Late Train (c) The Blue Lake
16. 16.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 Ball in the Pond (c) The Snake in the Shed
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Late Train (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) This Is My Story
18. 18.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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Lost Earring
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Missing Tiffin
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Kitten on the Roof
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Late Train
23. 23.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Dry Well (c) The Late Train
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
25. 25.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
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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
27. 27.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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Broken Swing
28. 28.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Snake in the Shed
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Windy Rangoli
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Whose Puppy?
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) Some Things That Happened (c) A Friend at Lunch
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Lost Yak
33. 33.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Friend at Lunch
34. 34.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 Sandcastle (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) This Is My Story
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Lost at the Fair
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Story About the Thing
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Sandcastle
39. 39.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 Muddy Uniform
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Forgotten Homework

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