Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 286 · 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?
   “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Whose Puppy?
2. 2.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) Every Drop Counts
3. 3.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) Shadows in the Dark
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Mango Mystery (c) What Happened Next and Then After
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Fallen Sparrow
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Butterfly at the Window
7. 7.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) A Puppy in the Storm
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Silent Microphone
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Butterfly at the Window
11. 11.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) A Day When Something Happened
12. 12.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Lost Earring (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
13. 13.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 Lost Yak
14. 14.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Sandcastle
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Lucky Marble
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
17. 17.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Ball in the Pond
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Stuck in the Lift
21. 21.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Slipped Chain
22. 22.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 Torn Page (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Missing Tiffin
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Spelling Bee
24. 24.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Leaky Boat
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Ball in the Pond
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Late Train (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Butterfly at the Window
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Snake in the Shed
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Lost Yak (b) Every Drop Counts (c) A Puppy in the Storm
30. 30.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Dry Well
31. 31.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 Broken Swing (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Windy Rangoli
32. 32.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) A Friend at Lunch
33. 33.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) The Lost Yak (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Broken Swing
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
35. 35.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! Neel did not panic and looked at the names inside. Coach Iqbal swapped them back with a boy in the next lane. Neel ran in the right shoes and came second. (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
37. 37.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) A Friend at Lunch
38. 38.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 Torn Page (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Ball in the Pond
39. 39.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 Lost Earring (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Cookie Stall
40. 40.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Muddy Uniform

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