Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 547 · 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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Untitled Story Number One
2. 2.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Silent Microphone
3. 3.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Forgotten Homework
5. 5.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One stormy night, Diya heard a whimper in a lane in Kochi. A tiny puppy was shivering under a broken cart. Diya held out a biscuit and spoke softly to it. The puppy crept out and licked her hand. Diya named him Moti and made him a warm bed. (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Torn Page
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Blue Lake
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
8. 8.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 Blue Lake (c) This Is My Story
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Kitten on the Roof
10. 10.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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Torn Page
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Ball in the Pond
13. 13.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Torn Page
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Mango Mystery
15. 15.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One foggy morning, Fatima waited at the railway station. Her train was three hours late. Fatima opened her bag and found a book of puzzles. She and an old man, Mr Iyer, solved puzzles together. The train came, and Fatima had made a new friend. (a) The Sandcastle (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Late Train
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Slipped Chain
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Shadows in the Dark
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) This Is My Story
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
21. 21.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) The Fallen Sparrow
22. 22.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Lost Earring
23. 23.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Late Train (c) Stuck in the Lift
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Dry Well (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
25. 25.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 Forgotten Homework (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Blue Lake
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
27. 27.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 Sandcastle (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Leaky Boat
28. 28.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 Kitten on the Roof
29. 29.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Some Things That Happened
31. 31.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Science Day, Ananya took her volcano to the science fair. She poured in the vinegar, but nothing happened. Ananya stayed calm and checked every jar again. Joseph brought her fresh baking soda from the lab. This time the volcano fizzed, and Ananya won a prize. (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Dry Well (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Whose Puppy?
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) A Puppy in the Storm
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
35. 35.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Dry Well (c) The Leaky Boat
36. 36.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One cloudy evening, Omkar heard a mew on his rooftop. A little kitten was stuck behind a water tank. Omkar spoke softly and put a saucer of milk nearby. The kitten tiptoed out to drink the milk. Omkar named her Pixie and gave her a cosy box. (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Blue Lake
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Muddy Uniform
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Torn Page (c) The Ball in the Pond
39. 39.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 Silent Microphone
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Dry Well (c) Whose Puppy?

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