Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 365 · 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?
   On a Wednesday evening, Meher went to the music school. She was too shy to sing in front of the others. Meher closed her eyes and pictured singing at home. Mr Bose, the teacher, asked everyone to sing with her. Meher sang the whole song and felt brave. (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Shy Singer
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Windy Rangoli
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The village well has dried up” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) A Puppy in the Storm
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Blue Lake
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) This Is My Story (c) The Broken Swing
6. 6.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 Late Train (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Lucky Marble
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Windy Rangoli
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Torn Page (c) The Silent Microphone
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Sandcastle
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Runaway Goat (c) Every Drop Counts
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Missing Tiffin
13. 13.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Every Drop Counts
14. 14.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Shy Singer
15. 15.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 Late Train (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) Some Things That Happened (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
17. 17.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 Slipped Chain (c) The Story About the Thing
18. 18.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Torn Page
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Late Train (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Mango Mystery
20. 20.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 Lost Yak (b) The Torn Page (c) The Ball in the Pond
21. 21.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
22. 22.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) A Friend at Lunch
23. 23.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 Mixed-up Shoes
24. 24.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lucky Marble
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Sandcastle
27. 27.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Broken Swing
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Mango Mystery (c) A Puppy in the Storm
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Mango Mystery
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
31. 31.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Stuck in the Lift
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
33. 33.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Shadows in the Dark
34. 34.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Blue Lake
35. 35.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 Silent Microphone (c) The Cookie Stall
36. 36.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Mango Mystery
37. 37.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Whose Puppy?
38. 38.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 Silent Microphone (c) Whose Puppy?
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Butterfly at the Window
40. 40.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 Runaway Goat (c) The Lost Earring

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