Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 109 · 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?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Sandcastle
2. 2.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Blue Lake
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Broken Swing
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Spelling Bee
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Late Train
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Flat Tyre
7. 7.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Mango Mystery
8. 8.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On bake sale day, Kiara set up a stall at the school gate. By noon, nobody had bought a single cookie. Kiara made a bright sign that said “Fresh Cookies!” Her friend Zubin rang a bell to call people over. Soon Kiara had sold every cookie for the library fund. (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Sandcastle
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Fallen Sparrow
10. 10.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One busy morning, Manav walked to the vegetable market. A goat broke its rope and began eating the spinach! Manav ran after the goat and held out a carrot. The goat followed the carrot back to Lakshmi, its owner. Lakshmi gave Manav a bunch of carrots as thanks. (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Forgotten Homework
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Forgotten Homework
12. 12.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Late Train (c) The Snake in the Shed
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Torn Page
16. 16.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 Torn Page (c) This Is My Story
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Some Things That Happened
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Windy Rangoli
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Some Things That Happened
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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Lost at the Fair
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Torn Page (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Kitten on the Roof
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Fallen Sparrow
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Untitled Story Number One
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
25. 25.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 Torn Page (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Leaky Boat
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Stuck in the Lift
27. 27.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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Forgotten Homework
28. 28.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Butterfly at the Window
29. 29.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) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Whose Puppy?
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Mango Mystery
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Torn Page (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
32. 32.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Silent Microphone
33. 33.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Story About the Thing
35. 35.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 Flat Tyre (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Windy Rangoli
36. 36.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Ball in the Pond
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) The Lucky Marble (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
38. 38.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 Lost Earring (c) The Forgotten Homework
39. 39.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 Ball in the Pond (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Sandcastle
40. 40.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Every Drop Counts

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