Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 356 · 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 baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Missing Tiffin
2. 2.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 Lucky Marble (c) A Puppy in the Storm
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Untitled Story Number One
4. 4.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 Windy Rangoli (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) A Day When Something Happened
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Dry Well
7. 7.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 Snake in the Shed (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Late Train
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Dry Well
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Silent Microphone (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Untitled Story Number One
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Leaky Boat
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) The Torn Page
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Whose Puppy?
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Butterfly at the Window
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Missing Tiffin
15. 15.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 Missing Tiffin (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Flat Tyre
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
17. 17.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 Forgotten Homework (c) A Day When Something Happened
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Lost Earring
19. 19.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Spelling Bee
20. 20.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Blue Lake
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Shy Singer (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Blue Lake
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) Whose Puppy? (c) Some Things That Happened
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Muddy Uniform
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Flat Tyre
26. 26.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 Spelling Bee (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Forgotten Homework
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Story About the Thing
28. 28.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Dry Well (c) The Windy Rangoli
29. 29.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Broken Swing
30. 30.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 Blue Lake
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Stuck in the Lift
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Kitten on the Roof
33. 33.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 Dry Well (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Lost at the Fair
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) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Runaway Goat (c) This Is My Story
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Snake in the Shed
37. 37.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Stuck in the Lift
38. 38.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Butterfly at the Window
39. 39.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One spring afternoon, Simran found a nest on her balcony. A baby sparrow had fallen out and was chirping loudly. Simran put on gloves and lifted it very gently. Dadi held the stool while she put it back in the nest. Simran smiled as the mother sparrow flew home. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Fallen Sparrow
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Mango Mystery

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