Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 393 · 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 breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Lucky Marble
2. 2.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   After the lunch bell, Advik walked into the music room. A butterfly was beating its wings against the window. Advik opened the window wide and stepped back. Tanvi waved her notebook to guide it outside. Advik watched the butterfly flutter away into the sky. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Butterfly at the Window
3. 3.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Mango Mystery
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Missing Tiffin
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Friend at Lunch
7. 7.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) Lost at the Fair (c) Stuck in the Lift
8. 8.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Dry Well (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
9. 9.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 Lost Yak (c) Untitled Story Number One
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Some Things That Happened
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 Story About the Thing (c) The Butterfly at the Window
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Broken Swing (c) Stuck in the Lift
13. 13.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) A Puppy in the Storm
14. 14.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) Shadows in the Dark
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Dry Well (c) The Sandcastle
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) A Day When Something Happened
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) This Is My Story (c) What Happened Next and Then After
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Day When Something Happened
19. 19.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 Sandcastle (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Story About the Thing
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Lucky Marble
22. 22.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 Dry Well (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Blue Lake
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Whose Puppy?
24. 24.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 Late Train (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Torn Page
25. 25.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Kitten on the Roof
26. 26.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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Mango Mystery
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Sandcastle
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Late Train
30. 30.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) Whose Puppy? (c) A Puppy in the Storm
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Some Things That Happened
32. 32.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Mango Mystery
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Lost Earring
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Spelling Bee
36. 36.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 Day When Something Happened (c) Lost at the Fair
37. 37.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 Ball in the Pond (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
38. 38.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 Late Train (c) The Story About the Thing
39. 39.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 Runaway Goat (c) The Missing Tiffin
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Broken Swing (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Shadows in the Dark

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