Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 128 · 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) The Story About the Thing (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Puppy in the Storm
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Lucky Marble
3. 3.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Late Train
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The village well has dried up” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Dry Well
5. 5.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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Torn Page
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Slipped Chain
7. 7.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) This Is My Story (c) A Friend at Lunch
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mango Mystery (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
9. 9.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 Seed That Would Not Grow
10. 10.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 Lucky Marble (c) The Spelling Bee
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Leaky Boat
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Dry Well (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
13. 13.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) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Story About the Thing
14. 14.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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Forgotten Homework
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Fallen Sparrow
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One windy afternoon, Aarav flew his kite in the playground. A strong gust blew the kite into the top of a neem tree. Aarav jumped and jumped, but he could not reach it. His friend Kiran brought a bamboo pole to poke it free. Aarav thanked Kiran, and the kite flew high again. (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Torn Page (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
19. 19.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Dry Well (c) The Blue Lake
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Silent Microphone
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Flat Tyre
23. 23.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 Shy Singer (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Blue Lake
24. 24.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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Broken Swing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
26. 26.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Forgotten Homework
27. 27.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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Fallen Sparrow
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Sandcastle
29. 29.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) The Story About the Thing (c) The Late Train
30. 30.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 Dry Well (c) The Muddy Uniform
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Mango Mystery
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Untitled Story Number One
34. 34.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    Early one Saturday, Ishaan ran to the colony park. The seat of the old swing had cracked in two. Ishaan asked the other children to help him mend it. Mrs Rao gave them a strong plank and some rope. By noon, Ishaan was swinging high on the new seat. (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Broken Swing
35. 35.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) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Story About the Thing
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
37. 37.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Runaway Goat
38. 38.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 Mixed-up Shoes (c) Untitled Story Number One
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Spelling Bee

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