Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 254 · 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?
   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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Butterfly at the Window
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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Fallen Sparrow
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Missing Tiffin
4. 4.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 Mango Mystery (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) A Puppy in the Storm
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Friend at Lunch
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
7. 7.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 Silent Microphone (b) Whose Puppy? (c) Lost at the Fair
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Lost Yak
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) What Happened Next and Then After
10. 10.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 Slipped Chain (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
11. 11.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Shy Singer
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Whose Puppy?
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Lost Earring
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Slipped Chain
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Story About the Thing (c) This Is My Story
16. 16.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 Late Train (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Whose Puppy?
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Untitled Story Number One
20. 20.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 Silent Microphone (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
22. 22.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) Every Drop Counts
23. 23.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Dry Well
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Spelling Bee
25. 25.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) The Slipped Chain (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Sandcastle
26. 26.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Butterfly at the Window
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Dry Well (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Lost Yak
29. 29.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Blue Lake
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Late Train (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Stuck in the Lift
31. 31.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Forgotten Homework
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) What Happened Next and Then After
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
34. 34.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 Blue Lake
35. 35.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Leaky Boat (c) A Friend at Lunch
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Runaway Goat
37. 37.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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Shadows in the Dark
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Sandcastle (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Silent Microphone

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