Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 797 · 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?
   “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Broken Swing (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Blue Lake
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Blue Lake (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Ball in the Pond
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) A Puppy in the Storm
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Blue Lake
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Shadows in the Dark
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Torn Page
8. 8.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) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Story About the Thing
9. 9.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 Torn Page
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Puppy in the Storm
11. 11.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! Neel did not panic and looked at the names inside. Coach Iqbal swapped them back with a boy in the next lane. Neel ran in the right shoes and came second. (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Dry Well
12. 12.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Ball in the Pond
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Ball in the Pond
14. 14.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 Shy Singer (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Fallen Sparrow
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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Forgotten Homework
16. 16.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. Ms Fernandes smiled and showed him how to tape it. Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Torn Page (c) The Lost Earring
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Torn Page (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
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) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Shy Singer
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) This Is My Story (c) The Silent Microphone
22. 22.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building. The puppy had a collar, but no owner was nearby. Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. A boy saw a poster and came running for Rocky, his puppy. Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Whose Puppy?
23. 23.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 Cookie Stall (c) Every Drop Counts
24. 24.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 Missing Tiffin
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Snake in the Shed
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Ball in the Pond
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) This Is My Story (c) Untitled Story Number One
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) The Blue Lake (c) The Story About the Thing
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Spelling Bee
30. 30.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) The Runaway Goat (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Broken Swing
31. 31.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) The Late Train (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Leaky Boat
32. 32.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Untitled Story Number One
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Torn Page
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Sandcastle
35. 35.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Lost Yak
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Every Drop Counts
38. 38.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 Broken Swing (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Butterfly at the Window
39. 39.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 Broken Swing (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Ball in the Pond

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