Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 902 · 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?
   “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Windy Rangoli
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Windy Rangoli
3. 3.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Mango Mystery
4. 4.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Leaky Boat
5. 5.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Windy Rangoli
6. 6.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 Shy Singer (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Late Train
7. 7.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Shadows in the Dark
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) The Torn Page (c) The Broken Swing
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
10. 10.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) A Puppy in the Storm
11. 11.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 Yak (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Leaky Boat
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Spelling Bee
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Fallen Sparrow
15. 15.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Sandcastle
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Slipped Chain (c) A Puppy in the Storm
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Story About the Thing
18. 18.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Monday morning, Aryan sat down in his classroom. He found that he had left his homework at home. Aryan told Ms Gill the truth before she even asked. Ms Gill let him bring it the next day. Aryan made a checklist so he would never forget again. (a) The Late Train (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Forgotten Homework
19. 19.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Missing Tiffin
20. 20.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Muddy Uniform
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Runaway Goat
22. 22.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 Shy Singer (c) Shadows in the Dark
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Story About the Thing
24. 24.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Torn Page
25. 25.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
26. 26.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) The Torn Page (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Butterfly at the Window
28. 28.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Some Things That Happened
29. 29.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 Ball in the Pond
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Shadows in the Dark
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Snake in the Shed
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Cookie Stall
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
34. 34.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 Puppy in the Storm (c) A Day When Something Happened
35. 35.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 Lost Yak (c) The Blue Lake
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Fallen Sparrow
37. 37.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 Lost Earring (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Blue Lake
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Late Train (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Forgotten Homework
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
40. 40.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Grandpa’s Glasses

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