Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 451 · 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?
   “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Kitten on the Roof
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Untitled Story Number One
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Shadows in the Dark
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Late Train
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Late Train (c) The Silent Microphone
7. 7.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) The Spelling Bee (b) The Lost Yak (c) A Friend at Lunch
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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Fallen Sparrow
9. 9.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On the first day of school, Isha walked into a new school. She knew nobody and sat all alone at lunch. Then Isha saw another girl sitting alone too. Isha smiled and asked Maria to share her lunch. By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (a) The Dry Well (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Friend at Lunch
10. 10.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 Shy Singer
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Cookie Stall
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Slipped Chain
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Lost at the Fair (c) What Happened Next and Then After
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Some Things That Happened (c) This Is My Story
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Ball in the Pond
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) This Is My Story
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Shy Singer
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Dry Well (c) Every Drop Counts
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lost Yak
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Flat Tyre
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Forgotten Homework
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Whose Puppy?
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Muddy Uniform
24. 24.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Windy Rangoli
25. 25.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Mango Mystery
26. 26.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Ball in the Pond
27. 27.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Snake in the Shed
29. 29.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Cookie Stall
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Muddy Uniform
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Forgotten Homework
32. 32.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 Earring (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Blue Lake
33. 33.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 Lost Yak
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Kitten on the Roof
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Broken Swing (c) A Puppy in the Storm
36. 36.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Dry Well
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Windy Rangoli
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Cookie Stall
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 Cookie Stall (c) The Mango Mystery
40. 40.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Leaky Boat (c) A Puppy in the Storm

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