Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 509 · 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?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Forgotten Homework
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Leaky Boat
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Leaky Boat
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Dry Well (c) The Cookie Stall
5. 5.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Late Train
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Day When Something Happened
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Day When Something Happened
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Leaky Boat
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Lucky Marble
10. 10.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) The Leaky Boat (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) A Puppy in the Storm
11. 11.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Science Day, Ananya took her volcano to the science fair. She poured in the vinegar, but nothing happened. Ananya stayed calm and checked every jar again. Joseph brought her fresh baking soda from the lab. This time the volcano fizzed, and Ananya won a prize. (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Dry Well
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Torn Page (c) Every Drop Counts
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Leaky Boat
14. 14.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. Ms Fernandes smiled and showed him how to tape it. Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Torn Page
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Windy Rangoli
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Lost Yak
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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Fallen Sparrow
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
20. 20.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Ball in the Pond
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.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) Untitled Story Number One
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Shadows in the Dark
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Story About the Thing
26. 26.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) The Slipped Chain (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Lost Earring
27. 27.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) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
28. 28.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Flat Tyre
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Broken Swing
30. 30.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Butterfly at the Window
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) Every Drop Counts (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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (b) The Lucky Marble (c) This Is My Story
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
34. 34.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 Shy Singer
35. 35.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 Spelling Bee (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Torn Page
36. 36.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Missing Tiffin
37. 37.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) Lost at the Fair (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Windy Rangoli
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Missing Tiffin
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Muddy Uniform
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Fallen Sparrow

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