Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 183 · 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 wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lost Earring
2. 2.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 Dry Well (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Lost Earring
3. 3.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Sandcastle
4. 4.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Butterfly at the Window
5. 5.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) The Mango Mystery (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Torn Page
6. 6.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Mango Mystery
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) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Some Things That Happened
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) The Story About the Thing (c) The Shy Singer
10. 10.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One warm evening, Imran opened the garden shed. A long snake was curled up near the door. Imran stepped back slowly and did not touch it. Mr Reddy, a snake rescuer, carried it away safely. Imran learnt that snakes should be left to experts. (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Dry Well (c) The Snake in the Shed
11. 11.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building. The puppy had a collar, but no owner was nearby. Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. A boy saw a poster and came running for Rocky, his puppy. Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (a) The Blue Lake (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Ball in the Pond
12. 12.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 Cookie Stall (c) This Is My Story
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Sandcastle
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Ball in the Pond
15. 15.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Stuck in the Lift
16. 16.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 Dry Well (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Stuck in the Lift
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Blue Lake (c) Untitled Story Number One
19. 19.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
21. 21.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 Late Train
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
23. 23.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Science Day, Ananya took her volcano to the science fair. She poured in the vinegar, but nothing happened. Ananya stayed calm and checked every jar again. Joseph brought her fresh baking soda from the lab. This time the volcano fizzed, and Ananya won a prize. (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Forgotten Homework
24. 24.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 Slipped Chain (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
25. 25.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Forgotten Homework
26. 26.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Windy Rangoli
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Story About the Thing
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Sandcastle
29. 29.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 Lucky Marble (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Mango Mystery
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Dry Well
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Late Train (c) The Butterfly at the Window
32. 32.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Late Train (c) The Slipped Chain
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Muddy Uniform
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Story About the Thing
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Muddy Uniform
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Spelling Bee
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Dry Well (c) The Leaky Boat
38. 38.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) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Story About the Thing
39. 39.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Lucky Marble
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Blue Lake

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