Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 588 · 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 bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Slipped Chain
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Spelling Bee (c) A Puppy in the Storm
3. 3.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 Sandcastle (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Snake in the Shed
4. 4.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Broken Swing
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Torn Page (c) The Silent Microphone
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Leaky Boat
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boat starts to leak” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Late Train (c) The Leaky Boat
8. 8.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Windy Rangoli
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Lost Earring (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Slipped Chain
11. 11.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) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Lost Yak
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Runaway Goat
13. 13.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Torn Page (c) The Missing Tiffin
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
16. 16.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 Late Train (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Butterfly at the Window
18. 18.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One busy morning, Manav walked to the vegetable market. A goat broke its rope and began eating the spinach! Manav ran after the goat and held out a carrot. The goat followed the carrot back to Lakshmi, its owner. Lakshmi gave Manav a bunch of carrots as thanks. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Torn Page (c) The Runaway Goat
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Lucky Marble (c) A Friend at Lunch
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Missing Tiffin
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Runaway Goat
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Shy Singer (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) The Flat Tyre (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
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) Some Things That Happened (c) Stuck in the Lift
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Flat Tyre
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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Slipped Chain
28. 28.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Lucky Marble
29. 29.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
30. 30.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 Runaway Goat (c) The Broken Swing
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) A Day When Something Happened
32. 32.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) The Silent Microphone (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Forgotten Homework
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Cookie Stall
35. 35.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day
36. 36.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Dry Well (c) The Leaky Boat
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Kitten on the Roof
38. 38.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 Leaky Boat (c) Untitled Story Number One
39. 39.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 Shy Singer (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Slipped Chain
40. 40.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Ball in the Pond

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