Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 325 · 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 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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Shadows in the Dark
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Lost Yak
4. 4.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Friend at Lunch
5. 5.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 Late Train (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Day When Something Happened
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Dry Well (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
8. 8.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 Broken Swing (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Sandcastle (c) This Is My Story
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Forgotten Homework
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Cookie Stall
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Every Drop Counts
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Friend at Lunch
16. 16.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. Ms Fernandes smiled and showed him how to tape it. Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (a) The Torn Page (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Forgotten Homework
17. 17.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Broken Swing
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Lost at the Fair
19. 19.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 Broken Swing (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
20. 20.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) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) A Puppy in the Storm
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Story About the Thing (c) What Happened Next and Then After
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) This Is My Story
24. 24.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 Blue Lake (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Shy Singer (c) Some Things That Happened
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Torn Page
28. 28.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 Silent Microphone (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Slipped Chain
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Mango Mystery
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Stuck in the Lift
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Day When Something Happened
33. 33.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Whose Puppy?
34. 34.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Broken Swing
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Butterfly at the Window
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
37. 37.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 Leaky Boat
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Runaway Goat
40. 40.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 Dry Well (b) The Runaway Goat (c) Lost at the Fair

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