Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 53 · 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.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Lost Earring
2. 2.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Slipped Chain
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Broken Swing
4. 4.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One spring afternoon, Simran found a nest on her balcony. A baby sparrow had fallen out and was chirping loudly. Simran put on gloves and lifted it very gently. Dadi held the stool while she put it back in the nest. Simran smiled as the mother sparrow flew home. (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Fallen Sparrow
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Snake in the Shed
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Dry Well (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) What Happened Next and Then After
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Torn Page
8. 8.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 Torn Page (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Blue Lake
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Shy Singer
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) Some Things That Happened (c) This Is My Story
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Broken Swing
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
14. 14.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Sandcastle (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Ball in the Pond
16. 16.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Late Train (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Late Train (c) The Slipped Chain
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! Neel did not panic and looked at the names inside. Coach Iqbal swapped them back with a boy in the next lane. Neel ran in the right shoes and came second. (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Shadows in the Dark
20. 20.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Fallen Sparrow
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Ball in the Pond
22. 22.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Late Train
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Missing Tiffin
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Lost Yak
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) What Happened Next and Then After
26. 26.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Torn Page (c) The Leaky Boat
27. 27.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) The Sandcastle (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Missing Tiffin
28. 28.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 Blue Lake (c) Some Things That Happened
29. 29.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) The Lost Earring (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Silent Microphone
31. 31.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 Torn Page
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) This Is My Story (c) What Happened Next and Then After
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Cookie Stall (b) This Is My Story (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Blue Lake (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Shy Singer
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Silent Microphone (c) A Friend at Lunch
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 Lucky Marble (c) A Day When Something Happened
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Every Drop Counts (c) A Puppy in the Storm
38. 38.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Torn Page (c) The Broken Swing
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Forgotten Homework
40. 40.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow

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