Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 936 · 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 lift stops between two floors” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Torn Page (c) Stuck in the Lift
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Broken Swing
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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Dry Well
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Shy Singer (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
6. 6.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 Sandcastle (c) Untitled Story Number One
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) The Fallen Sparrow
8. 8.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) This Is My Story
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Flat Tyre
10. 10.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 Fallen Sparrow (c) The Torn Page
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Windy Rangoli
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) What Happened Next and Then After
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Shy Singer
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Dry Well (c) Shadows in the Dark
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
16. 16.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Late Train
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Muddy Uniform
18. 18.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) A Puppy in the Storm
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Some Things That Happened
21. 21.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Lost Earring
22. 22.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 Cookie Stall (c) The Slipped Chain
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Puppy in the Storm
24. 24.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Torn Page (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Sandcastle (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Lucky Marble (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 Day When Something Happened (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) This Is My Story
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Spelling Bee (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Forgotten Homework
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Cookie Stall
32. 32.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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Blue Lake
33. 33.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) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Spelling Bee
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Missing Tiffin
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 Snake in the Shed
36. 36.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) Whose Puppy? (c) The Butterfly at the Window
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Puppy in the Storm
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Every Drop Counts
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Torn Page
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Lucky Marble (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff

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