Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 795 · 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 car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Late Train (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Leaky Boat
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lucky Marble
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Fallen Sparrow
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Some Things That Happened
5. 5.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 Dry Well (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Late Train
7. 7.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Dry Well
8. 8.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Every Drop Counts
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Untitled Story Number One
10. 10.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Sandcastle
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Muddy Uniform
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
13. 13.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 Mixed-up Shoes
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) This Is My Story (c) A Friend at Lunch
15. 15.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 Blue Lake (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) A Friend at Lunch
16. 16.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Shy Singer
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) What Happened Next and Then After
18. 18.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) Untitled Story Number One
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On competition day, Nisha stood on stage in the town hall. Her mind went blank on the word “necessary”. Nisha recalled the rhyme Mrs Sen had taught her. She spelt it slowly, letter by letter, and got it right. Nisha won the silver cup and thanked Mrs Sen. (a) The Blue Lake (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Spelling Bee
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
21. 21.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Mango Mystery
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Sandcastle
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Forgotten Homework
24. 24.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Late Train
25. 25.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 Broken Swing (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Friend at Lunch
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Runaway Goat (c) A Friend at Lunch
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Puppy in the Storm
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Broken Swing
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Windy Rangoli
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) A Day When Something Happened
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Shadows in the Dark
32. 32.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) The Spelling Bee (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Torn Page
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
34. 34.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 Shy Singer (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
35. 35.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 Torn Page
36. 36.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 Seed That Would Not Grow
37. 37.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 Leaky Boat (c) The Lucky Marble
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Torn Page
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Runaway Goat
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Sandcastle (c) Stuck in the Lift

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