Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 112 · 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 tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Missing Tiffin
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Dry Well (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Sandcastle
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lucky Marble
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Untitled Story Number One
6. 6.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   After the lunch bell, Advik walked into the music room. A butterfly was beating its wings against the window. Advik opened the window wide and stepped back. Tanvi waved her notebook to guide it outside. Advik watched the butterfly flutter away into the sky. (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Sandcastle
7. 7.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Slipped Chain (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
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) Stuck in the Lift (c) Some Things That Happened
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Shadows in the Dark
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Broken Swing (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Cookie Stall
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Late Train
15. 15.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Leaky Boat
16. 16.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 Lost Earring (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Mango Mystery
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) A Puppy in the Storm
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
19. 19.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 Lost Yak (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Runaway Goat
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kitten on the Roof
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Windy Rangoli
22. 22.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 Kitten on the Roof
23. 23.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) The Sandcastle (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Dry Well
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Lost Yak (c) What Happened Next and Then After
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
26. 26.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Late Train (c) The Torn Page
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Sandcastle
28. 28.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Late Train
29. 29.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) Grandpa’s Glasses
30. 30.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Every Drop Counts
31. 31.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Lucky Marble (c) Lost at the Fair
32. 32.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 Missing Tiffin (c) The Leaky Boat
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Late Train (c) The Flat Tyre
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
36. 36.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 Sandcastle (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Spelling Bee
37. 37.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 Lucky Marble (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Dry Well
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Missing Tiffin
39. 39.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 Cookie Stall
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Kitten on the Roof

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