Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 287 · 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?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Lucky Marble
2. 2.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On competition day, Nisha stood on stage in the town hall. Her mind went blank on the word “necessary”. Nisha recalled the rhyme Mrs Sen had taught her. She spelt it slowly, letter by letter, and got it right. Nisha won the silver cup and thanked Mrs Sen. (a) The Late Train (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Spelling Bee
3. 3.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) The Spelling Bee
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Every Drop Counts
5. 5.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Lost at the Fair
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Cookie Stall
8. 8.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) Untitled Story Number One
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Story About the Thing (c) This Is My Story
11. 11.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 Forgotten Homework (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Dry Well (c) The Silent Microphone
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Lost Yak
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Some Things That Happened
15. 15.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 Dry Well (c) Untitled Story Number One
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Late Train (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Snake in the Shed
17. 17.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Shy Singer (c) A Friend at Lunch
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Cookie Stall
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Torn Page (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Mango Mystery
20. 20.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 Lost Earring (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Slipped Chain
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Lost at the Fair
22. 22.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Fallen Sparrow
23. 23.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 Late Train
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) A Puppy in the Storm
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Broken Swing
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Lucky Marble (c) Every Drop Counts
27. 27.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Late Train
28. 28.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 Dry Well (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lost Yak
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Cookie Stall (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Some Things That Happened
31. 31.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) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
33. 33.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 Leaky Boat (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Torn Page (c) The Runaway Goat
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Flat Tyre
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Dry Well
37. 37.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Cookie Stall
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Whose Puppy?
39. 39.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 Late Train (c) The Muddy Uniform
40. 40.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Mango Mystery

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