Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 573 · 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 snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
2. 2.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 Blue Lake (c) The Spelling Bee
3. 3.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Dry Well (c) The Torn Page
4. 4.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 Slipped Chain (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Silent Microphone
5. 5.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 Broken Swing (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Leaky Boat
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Untitled Story Number One
7. 7.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) Stuck in the Lift
8. 8.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 Slipped Chain (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Missing Tiffin
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Slipped Chain
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Broken Swing
11. 11.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 Windy Rangoli (c) The Torn Page
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Sandcastle (c) Untitled Story Number One
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Sandcastle
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Forgotten Homework
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Spelling Bee
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Mango Mystery (c) A Puppy in the Storm
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Butterfly at the Window
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Kitten on the Roof
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Snake in the Shed
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kitten on the Roof
22. 22.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 Lost Yak (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Leaky Boat
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) Stuck in the Lift
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Shy Singer
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Silent Microphone
26. 26.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) The Story About the Thing
27. 27.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One foggy morning, Fatima waited at the railway station. Her train was three hours late. Fatima opened her bag and found a book of puzzles. She and an old man, Mr Iyer, solved puzzles together. The train came, and Fatima had made a new friend. (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Late Train (c) The Missing Tiffin
28. 28.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) The Sandcastle (b) The Late Train (c) The Fallen Sparrow
29. 29.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz
30. 30.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One cloudy evening, Omkar heard a mew on his rooftop. A little kitten was stuck behind a water tank. Omkar spoke softly and put a saucer of milk nearby. The kitten tiptoed out to drink the milk. Omkar named her Pixie and gave her a cosy box. (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Cookie Stall
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) This Is My Story (c) What Happened Next and Then After
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Muddy Uniform
34. 34.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Silent Microphone
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) Whose Puppy?
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Torn Page (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Lost Yak
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
39. 39.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Windy Rangoli
40. 40.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) The Kite in the Neem Tree

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