Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 535 · 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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Stuck in the Lift
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
4. 4.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Mango Mystery
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) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Mango Mystery
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Lost Yak
8. 8.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Sandcastle
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Fallen Sparrow
10. 10.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 Flat Tyre (c) A Friend at Lunch
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Fallen Sparrow
12. 12.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Whose Puppy?
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Muddy Uniform
14. 14.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Lost Yak (c) Every Drop Counts
15. 15.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Shy Singer
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) This Is My Story
17. 17.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 Late Train (b) The Dry Well (c) The Blue Lake
18. 18.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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Mango Mystery
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Leaky Boat (c) A Friend at Lunch
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Lucky Marble
23. 23.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Silent Microphone
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Torn Page (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Cookie Stall
25. 25.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 Lost Earring (c) The Blue Lake
26. 26.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Lost Earring (c) Whose Puppy?
27. 27.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Snake in the Shed
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Broken Swing
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Windy Rangoli
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) This Is My Story
32. 32.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 Lost Yak
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Cookie Stall
34. 34.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 Mango Mystery (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Lost Earring
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Cookie Stall (c) What Happened Next and Then After
37. 37.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 Sandcastle
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) What Happened Next and Then After
39. 39.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) Every Drop Counts (c) This Is My Story
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) The Torn Page (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Whose Puppy?

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