Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 931 · 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 tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Lost at the Fair (c) Every Drop Counts
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
3. 3.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Torn Page (b) Whose Puppy? (c) Every Drop Counts
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Snake in the Shed
6. 6.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) A Puppy in the Storm
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) A Day When Something Happened
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) The Broken Swing (c) What Happened Next and Then After
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Late Train
10. 10.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On her birthday morning, Riya hurried to the bakery. The cake said “Happy Birthday, Rita” instead of Riya! Riya laughed and asked politely if it could be fixed. Uncle Jacob, the baker, added a neat y in icing. Riya carried home a cake with her name spelt right. (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
11. 11.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 Forgotten Homework
12. 12.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 Shy Singer (c) This Is My Story
13. 13.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Broken Swing (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
16. 16.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) The Dry Well (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Missing Tiffin
18. 18.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 Slipped Chain (c) The Silent Microphone
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Leaky Boat
20. 20.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 Broken Swing (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Spelling Bee
21. 21.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Torn Page
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Late Train (c) The Shy Singer
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Story About the Thing
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Whose Puppy? (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Ball in the Pond
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Shy Singer
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Dry Well (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Runaway Goat
28. 28.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) This Is My Story (c) The Leaky Boat
29. 29.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 Shy Singer (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Ball in the Pond
30. 30.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 Late Train (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Runaway Goat
31. 31.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Fallen Sparrow
32. 32.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) This Is My Story
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Every Drop Counts
34. 34.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 Torn Page (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Untitled Story Number One
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Mango Mystery
38. 38.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) The Dry Well (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
39. 39.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 Earring (c) A Day When Something Happened
40. 40.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Sandcastle

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