Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 765 · 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 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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Missing Tiffin
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Ball in the Pond
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) This Is My Story
4. 4.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Blue Lake
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Late Train
6. 6.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Torn Page (c) The Lost Yak
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Late Train (c) The Dry Well
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Fallen Sparrow
10. 10.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 Lost Yak
11. 11.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 Late Train (c) This Is My Story
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Missing Tiffin
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) Stuck in the Lift
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Kitten on the Roof
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Day When Something Happened
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Shadows in the Dark
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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Broken Swing
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Lucky Marble
21. 21.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 Snake in the Shed (c) The Blue Lake
22. 22.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One misty dawn, Tenzin woke up in his hill village. A baby yak had wandered away from the herd. Tenzin followed its hoofprints down the muddy path. He found it by a stream and gently led it back. His sister Pema gave Tenzin the first cup of butter tea. (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Lost Yak
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Butterfly at the Window
24. 24.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 Kitten on the Roof
25. 25.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 Lost Earring (b) The Sandcastle (c) Shadows in the Dark
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Windy Rangoli
28. 28.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Science Day, Ananya took her volcano to the science fair. She poured in the vinegar, but nothing happened. Ananya stayed calm and checked every jar again. Joseph brought her fresh baking soda from the lab. This time the volcano fizzed, and Ananya won a prize. (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Late Train
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Blue Lake (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Late Train
30. 30.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 Mixed-up Shoes
31. 31.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One foggy morning, Fatima waited at the railway station. Her train was three hours late. Fatima opened her bag and found a book of puzzles. She and an old man, Mr Iyer, solved puzzles together. The train came, and Fatima had made a new friend. (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Late Train
32. 32.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Wednesday evening, Meher went to the music school. She was too shy to sing in front of the others. Meher closed her eyes and pictured singing at home. Mr Bose, the teacher, asked everyone to sing with her. Meher sang the whole song and felt brave. (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Torn Page
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Stuck in the Lift
34. 34.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 Lost Earring
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Lucky Marble (c) A Puppy in the Storm
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Torn Page
37. 37.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Silent Microphone (c) A Friend at Lunch
38. 38.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) A Friend at Lunch
39. 39.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 Broken Swing (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened

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