Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 336 · 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.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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
2. 2.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 Blue Lake (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Broken Swing
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Homework is left at home” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Forgotten Homework
4. 4.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) A Puppy in the Storm
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
6. 6.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 Sandcastle (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Cookie Stall
7. 7.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) The Runaway Goat (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Spelling Bee
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Cookie Stall
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) This Is My Story (c) The Story About the Thing
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Silent Microphone (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
11. 11.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) The Broken Swing
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Butterfly at the Window
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
14. 14.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) Every Drop Counts (c) The Broken Swing
15. 15.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 Forgotten Homework (c) A Friend at Lunch
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Late Train (c) The Runaway Goat
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Lost at the Fair
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Flat Tyre (c) A Friend at Lunch
19. 19.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Sandcastle
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Cookie Stall
21. 21.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 Forgotten Homework (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
22. 22.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Kitten on the Roof
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Dry Well
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Torn Page (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
26. 26.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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Muddy Uniform
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Torn Page
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Shy Singer (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
29. 29.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) What Happened Next and Then After
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Broken Swing
31. 31.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Late Train
32. 32.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 Leaky Boat (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Lost Earring
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Puppy in the Storm
34. 34.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Spelling Bee
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Spelling Bee
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) What Happened Next and Then After
37. 37.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) The Shy Singer (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Leaky Boat
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Story About the Thing
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Late Train (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Stuck in the Lift
40. 40.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 Flat Tyre (c) A Day When Something Happened

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