Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 129 · 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?
   “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Ball in the Pond
2. 2.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Forgotten Homework
3. 3.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Silent Microphone
4. 4.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) Grandpa’s Glasses
5. 5.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One cloudy evening, Omkar heard a mew on his rooftop. A little kitten was stuck behind a water tank. Omkar spoke softly and put a saucer of milk nearby. The kitten tiptoed out to drink the milk. Omkar named her Pixie and gave her a cosy box. (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) A Friend at Lunch
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
7. 7.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Broken Swing
8. 8.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 Sandcastle (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Torn Page
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Windy Rangoli
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Every Drop Counts (c) This Is My Story
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) The Shy Singer (c) A Day When Something Happened
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Cookie Stall
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Missing Tiffin
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Ball in the Pond
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Muddy Uniform
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Lost Yak
18. 18.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 Runaway Goat (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Leaky Boat
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Lost at the Fair
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Blue Lake (c) Stuck in the Lift
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Windy Rangoli
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Mango Mystery
24. 24.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Shy Singer
25. 25.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) This Is My Story (c) The Flat Tyre
26. 26.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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
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 Spelling Bee (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
28. 28.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) The Late Train (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Blue Lake
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Lucky Marble
30. 30.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) Some Things That Happened
31. 31.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 Lost Yak (c) The Silent Microphone
32. 32.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 Silent Microphone
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Torn Page
34. 34.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Torn Page
35. 35.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Flat Tyre
36. 36.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 Lost Yak (c) Some Things That Happened
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) The Slipped Chain
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
40. 40.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 Lost Yak (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Slipped Chain

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