Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 616 · 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 lift stops between two floors” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Stuck in the Lift
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Muddy Uniform
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Late Train
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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Fallen Sparrow
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Puppy in the Storm
6. 6.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 Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Broken Swing
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Ball in the Pond
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Spelling Bee
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Slipped Chain (c) A Day When Something Happened
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (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) A Day When Something Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) The Runaway Goat
12. 12.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Cookie Stall
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Story About the Thing
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Mango Mystery
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) The Fallen Sparrow
16. 16.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Ball in the Pond
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Snake in the Shed
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) This Is My Story (c) What Happened Next and Then After
19. 19.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 Torn Page (b) The Late Train (c) The Muddy Uniform
20. 20.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Sandcastle
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Muddy Uniform
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Late Train
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Torn Page (c) The Missing Tiffin
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Sandcastle (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Mango Mystery
26. 26.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 Late Train (c) The Windy Rangoli
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
28. 28.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building. The puppy had a collar, but no owner was nearby. Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. A boy saw a poster and came running for Rocky, his puppy. Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Kitten on the Roof
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
30. 30.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 Ball in the Pond (c) A Day When Something Happened
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) Stuck in the Lift (c) A Day When Something Happened
32. 32.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 Late Train (b) Lost at the Fair (c) A Friend at Lunch
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Sandcastle
34. 34.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) The Spelling Bee
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Mango Mystery (c) A Puppy in the Storm
36. 36.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Torn Page
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Sandcastle (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) This Is My Story (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Spelling Bee (c) A Puppy in the Storm
40. 40.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 Windy Rangoli

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