Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 428 · 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?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Broken Swing (c) Every Drop Counts
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Friend at Lunch
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Torn Page
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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Silent Microphone
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Blue Lake
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Slipped Chain (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
9. 9.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 Blue Lake (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Leaky Boat
10. 10.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Spelling Bee (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Slipped Chain
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Late Train (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Windy Rangoli
13. 13.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Lost Yak
14. 14.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 Lost Earring (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Forgotten Homework
15. 15.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
16. 16.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 Fallen Sparrow
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Lost Yak (c) Some Things That Happened
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Forgotten Homework
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Whose Puppy? (c) A Friend at Lunch
20. 20.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 Lost Yak (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Mango Mystery
21. 21.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Snake in the Shed
22. 22.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 Lucky Marble (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
25. 25.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Ball in the Pond
26. 26.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 Windy Rangoli (c) The Broken Swing
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Dry Well (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Butterfly at the Window
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Blue Lake (c) Stuck in the Lift
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Torn Page (c) The Silent Microphone
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Shy Singer (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Ball in the Pond
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lucky Marble
33. 33.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Dry Well
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Some Things That Happened
35. 35.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On her birthday morning, Riya hurried to the bakery. The cake said “Happy Birthday, Rita” instead of Riya! Riya laughed and asked politely if it could be fixed. Uncle Jacob, the baker, added a neat y in icing. Riya carried home a cake with her name spelt right. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
36. 36.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Spelling Bee (c) Whose Puppy?
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Leaky Boat (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
38. 38.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Lucky Marble
39. 39.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Butterfly at the Window
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Mango Mystery

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