Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 754 · 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.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 Broken Swing
2. 2.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Stuck in the Lift
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Torn Page
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) This Is My Story (c) Stuck in the Lift
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Flat Tyre (c) A Friend at Lunch
6. 6.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Slipped Chain
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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Leaky Boat
8. 8.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Fallen Sparrow
9. 9.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
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) The Lost Earring (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
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) The Lost Yak (c) What Happened Next and Then After
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) This Is My Story
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Lost Yak
15. 15.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 Lucky Marble (c) Untitled Story Number One
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Lost Yak (c) Every Drop Counts
17. 17.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 Sandcastle (c) The Story About the Thing
18. 18.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One summer holiday, Priya stayed at Nani’s orchard. Every morning, ripe mangoes were missing from the trees. Priya hid behind a bush and saw a monkey, Bholu, take one. She left bananas for Bholu, and he left the mangoes alone. Priya and Nani laughed at the clever plan. (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Mango Mystery
19. 19.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 Fallen Sparrow
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Shy Singer
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Snake in the Shed
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Late Train (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Windy Rangoli
24. 24.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) The Leaky Boat (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Fallen Sparrow
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Slipped Chain
26. 26.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) The Story About the Thing
27. 27.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Lost Earring
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) This Is My Story (c) The Runaway Goat
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
30. 30.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a festive night, Zoya danced in the wedding hall. Aunt Lata cried out that she had lost a gold earring. Zoya looked carefully under every chair and table. The earring was shining beside the flower stand. Zoya gave it back, and Aunt Lata thanked her warmly. (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Lost Earring
31. 31.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One quiet Sunday, Saanvi was visiting her grandpa’s flat. Grandpa could not find his reading glasses anywhere. Saanvi looked under the sofa and behind every cushion. At last she laughed, for the glasses were on his head! Grandpa chuckled and gave Saanvi a big hug. (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Broken Swing
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Torn Page (c) The Sandcastle
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Lost at the Fair
34. 34.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Shy Singer (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
35. 35.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During the Christmas holidays, Maria went to the beach. Each time she built a castle, the waves washed it away. Maria thought hard and moved further up the sand. Her friend Kunal dug a moat to keep the water out. This time Maria’s castle stood tall until sunset. (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Kitten on the Roof
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) Every Drop Counts (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Some Things That Happened
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
39. 39.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 Cookie Stall
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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Silent Microphone

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