Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 126 · 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) This Is My Story (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Mango Mystery
2. 2.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Friend at Lunch
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Muddy Uniform
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Runaway Goat
6. 6.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Missing Tiffin
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One spring afternoon, Simran found a nest on her balcony. A baby sparrow had fallen out and was chirping loudly. Simran put on gloves and lifted it very gently. Dadi held the stool while she put it back in the nest. Simran smiled as the mother sparrow flew home. (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Kitten on the Roof (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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (b) The Lost Yak (c) Some Things That Happened
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lucky Marble (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
11. 11.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Cookie Stall
12. 12.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
13. 13.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Lost Earring
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Dry Well (c) The Shy Singer
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Runaway Goat (c) A Friend at Lunch
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Leaky Boat
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Flat Tyre (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
18. 18.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
19. 19.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Shadows in the Dark
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
21. 21.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Lost Yak
22. 22.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) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Untitled Story Number One
24. 24.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Torn Page
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Lost at the Fair
26. 26.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Missing Tiffin
27. 27.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 Blue Lake (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Missing Tiffin
28. 28.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Lost Earring
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Whose Puppy?
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) This Is My Story (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Fallen Sparrow
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Dry Well
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Muddy Uniform
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Broken Swing (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) This Is My Story
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Ball in the Pond
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Story About the Thing
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Late Train (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Cookie Stall
39. 39.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 Shy Singer (b) The Late Train (c) The Spelling Bee
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Leaky Boat

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