Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 124 · 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.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 Mango Mystery
2. 2.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Dry Well
3. 3.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 Mango Mystery (c) The Flat Tyre
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Lost Yak (c) A Puppy in the Storm
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) A Day When Something Happened
6. 6.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 Late Train (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Missing Tiffin
7. 7.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) The Lost Earring (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Windy Rangoli
9. 9.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 Ball in the Pond (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Lost Yak
10. 10.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Fallen Sparrow
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) A Friend at Lunch
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Lost Earring
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Leaky Boat (c) What Happened Next and Then After
14. 14.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Flat Tyre
15. 15.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Butterfly at the Window
16. 16.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) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lucky Marble
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) A Friend at Lunch
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
20. 20.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Runaway Goat
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Late Train (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Slipped Chain
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Cookie Stall (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) This Is My Story
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Spelling Bee
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Late Train (c) The Missing Tiffin
27. 27.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 Lost Earring (c) A Day When Something Happened
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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Dry Well
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Butterfly at the Window
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Dry Well (c) The Spelling Bee
32. 32.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 Torn Page (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kitten on the Roof
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Broken Swing
34. 34.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One stormy night, Diya heard a whimper in a lane in Kochi. A tiny puppy was shivering under a broken cart. Diya held out a biscuit and spoke softly to it. The puppy crept out and licked her hand. Diya named him Moti and made him a warm bed. (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) A Puppy in the Storm
35. 35.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Slipped Chain
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Lost Yak
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) This Is My Story (c) What Happened Next and Then After
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Whose Puppy? (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
39. 39.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Shadows in the Dark
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Mango Mystery (c) A Puppy in the Storm

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