Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 672 · 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?
   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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Ball in the Pond
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Torn Page (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) A Puppy in the Storm
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Homework is left at home” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Stuck in the Lift
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Whose Puppy?
6. 6.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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Dry Well
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Untitled Story Number One
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Runaway Goat
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Lucky Marble (c) Shadows in the Dark
11. 11.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Dry Well (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
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 Dry Well (c) What Happened Next and Then After
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Blue Lake (c) Whose Puppy?
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Mango Mystery
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
16. 16.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Muddy Uniform
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Slipped Chain
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Broken Swing (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Fallen Sparrow
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    In the dry season, Lakshmi walked to the village square. The old well had dried up, and people had no water. Lakshmi asked everyone to dig a pond to catch the rain. Raju and the others dug every evening for a month. When the rains came, Lakshmi’s pond filled to the brim. (a) The Dry Well (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
21. 21.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 Blue Lake
22. 22.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 Ball in the Pond
23. 23.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 Broken Swing (c) This Is My Story
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) The Torn Page (c) This Is My Story
25. 25.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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Shy Singer
26. 26.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Shadows in the Dark
27. 27.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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Torn Page (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Fallen Sparrow
29. 29.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Flat Tyre
30. 30.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) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Lucky Marble (c) A Puppy in the Storm
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) What Happened Next and Then After
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Shy Singer (c) A Friend at Lunch
33. 33.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) This Is My Story
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Some Things That Happened
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Butterfly at the Window
36. 36.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 Dry Well (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Lost Earring
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Sandcastle
38. 38.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One stormy night, Diya heard a whimper in a lane in Kochi. A tiny puppy was shivering under a broken cart. Diya held out a biscuit and spoke softly to it. The puppy crept out and licked her hand. Diya named him Moti and made him a warm bed. (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Runaway Goat
40. 40.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 Silent Microphone (c) Untitled Story Number One

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