Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 741 · 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 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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Cookie Stall
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Windy Rangoli
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Sandcastle (c) Every Drop Counts
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Late Train (c) The Leaky Boat
6. 6.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) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Lucky Marble
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Slipped Chain
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Untitled Story Number One
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Late Train (c) What Happened Next and Then After
10. 10.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 Blue Lake (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Torn Page
11. 11.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 Seed That Would Not Grow
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Sandcastle
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Lucky Marble
15. 15.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) The Lucky Marble
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Silent Microphone
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Runaway Goat
18. 18.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) The Broken Swing (c) What Happened Next and Then After
19. 19.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 Torn Page
20. 20.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Forgotten Homework
21. 21.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Shy Singer
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Lost at the Fair
23. 23.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Torn Page (c) The Lucky Marble
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Silent Microphone
25. 25.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) The Cookie Stall (c) The Torn Page
26. 26.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 Shy Singer (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Muddy Uniform
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Day When Something Happened
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Late Train (c) The Spelling Bee
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Butterfly at the Window
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) Shadows in the Dark
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
33. 33.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) The Windy Rangoli
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Dry Well
35. 35.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) The Dry Well
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Kitten on the Roof
37. 37.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) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) A Puppy in the Storm
38. 38.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 Dry Well (b) The Runaway Goat (c) A Friend at Lunch
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Shy Singer
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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Flat Tyre

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