Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 359 · 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) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Blue Lake (c) What Happened Next and Then After
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lost Earring
3. 3.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Lost Earring
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Broken Swing
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Stuck in the Lift
6. 6.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One spring morning, Tara potted a bean in the school garden. Two weeks later, nothing had come up at all. Tara asked Mr Nair, the gardener, what was wrong. He helped her move the pot into the sunshine. Soon a green shoot peeped out, and Tara danced. (a) The Torn Page (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Late Train (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Windy Rangoli
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
10. 10.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 Kite in the Neem Tree
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Sandcastle (c) Lost at the Fair
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Lucky Marble
13. 13.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 Torn Page (c) This Is My Story
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Flat Tyre (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
16. 16.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) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Sandcastle
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Spelling Bee (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
18. 18.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
19. 19.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 Leaky Boat (c) The Story About the Thing
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Torn Page (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Cookie Stall
21. 21.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 Runaway Goat (c) This Is My Story
22. 22.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Torn Page (c) The Late Train
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Lost Yak
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Whose Puppy?
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Broken Swing
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
28. 28.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Forgotten Homework
30. 30.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 Dry Well (c) The Broken Swing
31. 31.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 Runaway Goat (c) Stuck in the Lift
32. 32.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 Lost Earring (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Sandcastle
33. 33.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 Cookie Stall (c) Stuck in the Lift
34. 34.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Forgotten Homework
35. 35.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 Dry Well
36. 36.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Mango Mystery
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Lucky Marble
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Stuck in the Lift
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Torn Page (c) Shadows in the Dark

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