Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 186 · 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 microphone stops working before her song” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Silent Microphone
2. 2.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) The Torn Page (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) A Puppy in the Storm
3. 3.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Forgotten Homework
4. 4.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 Torn Page
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Lost Yak
6. 6.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Butterfly at the Window
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One bright morning, Anjali went boating on the backwaters. Water began to seep in through a crack in the boat. Anjali pressed her rubber slipper hard over the crack. Appa rowed fast to the shore while she held it there. Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief. (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Leaky Boat
8. 8.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Broken Swing
9. 9.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 Lost Yak (c) This Is My Story
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Ball in the Pond
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
12. 12.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 Lost Yak (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Stuck in the Lift
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Butterfly at the Window
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Sandcastle (c) Lost at the Fair
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Dry Well
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 Lost Yak (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) This Is My Story
19. 19.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) The Butterfly at the Window
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Dry Well
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Mango Mystery
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) The Story About the Thing (c) The Late Train
23. 23.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Lucky Marble
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
25. 25.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Dry Well
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Windy Rangoli
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Untitled Story Number One
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Broken Swing
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Late Train (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Windy Rangoli
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Shy Singer (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
31. 31.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) Untitled Story Number One
32. 32.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Late Train
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Cookie Stall (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Untitled Story Number One
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) Untitled Story Number One
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Ball in the Pond
37. 37.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One spring morning, Tara potted a bean in the school garden. Two weeks later, nothing had come up at all. Tara asked Mr Nair, the gardener, what was wrong. He helped her move the pot into the sunshine. Soon a green shoot peeped out, and Tara danced. (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Leaky Boat
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) This Is My Story (c) The Blue Lake
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Dry Well
40. 40.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) Lost at the Fair (c) What Happened Next and Then After

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