Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 147 · 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 Day When Something Happened (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Silent Microphone
3. 3.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 Windy Rangoli (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) Lost at the Fair
4. 4.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Late Train
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Kitten on the Roof
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a Wednesday evening, Meher went to the music school. She was too shy to sing in front of the others. Meher closed her eyes and pictured singing at home. Mr Bose, the teacher, asked everyone to sing with her. Meher sang the whole song and felt brave. (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Shy Singer (c) Shadows in the Dark
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Shy Singer
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
10. 10.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Flat Tyre
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Broken Swing
12. 12.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Lucky Marble
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Sandcastle (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
15. 15.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Shy Singer
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Sandcastle (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Dry Well
17. 17.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) This Is My Story (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Late Train (c) The Runaway Goat
20. 20.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Dry Well (c) The Flat Tyre
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Late Train (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
23. 23.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Late Train
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Flat Tyre
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Cookie Stall (c) What Happened Next and Then After
26. 26.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Lucky Marble
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Fallen Sparrow
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) The Runaway Goat (c) This Is My Story
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Puppy in the Storm
30. 30.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 Ball in the Pond (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Lost Yak
31. 31.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) The Torn Page (b) Lost at the Fair (c) A Puppy in the Storm
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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Silent Microphone
33. 33.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Dry Well
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Broken Swing
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Torn Page
36. 36.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 Day When Something Happened (c) Shadows in the Dark
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Blue Lake
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Lost Earring (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Muddy Uniform
39. 39.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Mango Mystery
40. 40.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 Blue Lake (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree

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