Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 415 · 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) The Shy Singer (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
2. 2.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 Blue Lake (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Ball in the Pond
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
4. 4.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Leaky Boat
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Lost Earring
6. 6.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Mango Mystery
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Silent Microphone
8. 8.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) This Is My Story (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Friend at Lunch
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
11. 11.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 Flat Tyre (c) The Runaway Goat
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Story About the Thing
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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Every Drop Counts
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Shy Singer (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Blue Lake
15. 15.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kitten on the Roof
16. 16.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
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) Some Things That Happened
18. 18.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) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Lucky Marble
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) The Runaway Goat (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Fallen Sparrow
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Late Train (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Runaway Goat
22. 22.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 Fallen Sparrow
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Muddy Uniform
24. 24.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) The Spelling Bee (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) A Day When Something Happened
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Windy Rangoli
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Spelling Bee
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Shy Singer
29. 29.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. Suddenly the lights went out, and her little brother cried. Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. Her brother Arjun giggled at a shadow rabbit. Sneha told stories until the lights came back on. (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Blue Lake
30. 30.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 Windy Rangoli (c) Stuck in the Lift
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Whose Puppy? (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
32. 32.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Pongal morning, Aditi drew a rangoli on the front step. A gust of wind blew the coloured powder everywhere. Aditi did not give up and started all over again. Her brother Sid held up a board to block the wind. By noon, Aditi’s rangoli was the brightest on the street. (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Windy Rangoli
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
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 Flat Tyre (c) Untitled Story Number One
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Dry Well (c) A Puppy in the Storm
36. 36.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 Cookie Stall (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Lost Yak (c) Every Drop Counts
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Blue Lake
40. 40.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 Runaway Goat

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