Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 886 · 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) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
2. 2.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 Cookie Stall (c) The Slipped Chain
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Lost at the Fair
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
5. 5.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Leaky Boat
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Spelling Bee
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
8. 8.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) The Shy Singer
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) The Silent Microphone (c) This Is My Story
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Cookie Stall (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Day When Something Happened
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 Muddy Uniform (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
12. 12.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 Sandcastle (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Blue Lake
13. 13.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 Runaway Goat (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
14. 14.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Slipped Chain
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
16. 16.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 Day When Something Happened
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Fallen Sparrow
18. 18.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On the first day of school, Isha walked into a new school. She knew nobody and sat all alone at lunch. Then Isha saw another girl sitting alone too. Isha smiled and asked Maria to share her lunch. By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Torn Page (c) A Friend at Lunch
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Late Train
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Late Train (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Leaky Boat
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
22. 22.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) Shadows in the Dark (c) Some Things That Happened
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
24. 24.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Shadows in the Dark
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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Shadows in the Dark
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Cookie Stall
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Late Train (c) The Snake in the Shed
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Leaky Boat
30. 30.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) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Broken Swing
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Whose Puppy? (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
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) The Lost Yak (c) The Story About the Thing
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Torn Page
34. 34.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Blue Lake
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Late Train (c) The Lucky Marble
36. 36.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Muddy Uniform
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Blue Lake
38. 38.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Windy Rangoli
39. 39.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Torn Page
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Broken Swing (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Shadows in the Dark

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