Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 225 · 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.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 Runaway Goat (c) The Torn Page
2. 2.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Dry Well
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Flat Tyre
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Runaway Goat (c) Every Drop Counts
6. 6.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Snake in the Shed
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Story About the Thing (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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Fallen Sparrow
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Leaky Boat (c) A Friend at Lunch
11. 11.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 Sandcastle (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Muddy Uniform
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Dry Well (c) The Muddy Uniform
13. 13.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 Blue Lake (b) The Sandcastle (c) Shadows in the Dark
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Spelling Bee
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Flat Tyre
16. 16.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Fallen Sparrow
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Sandcastle (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Some Things That Happened
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
19. 19.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Sandcastle
20. 20.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One hot afternoon, Kabir played cricket by the village pond. Farhan hit the ball so hard that it splashed into the water. Kabir tried to reach it, but his arms were too short. He tied a basket to a stick and scooped the ball out. Kabir and Farhan cheered and went on with the game. (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Whose Puppy?
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 Mixed-up Shoes (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
24. 24.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Fallen Sparrow
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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Dry Well
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) Shadows in the Dark
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Blue Lake
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Fallen Sparrow
31. 31.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Silent Microphone
32. 32.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Blue Lake (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
33. 33.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Spelling Bee (c) Lost at the Fair
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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Story About the Thing
35. 35.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Shadows in the Dark
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Muddy Uniform
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Mango Mystery
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 Story About the Thing (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kitten on the Roof

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