Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 554 · 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) Untitled Story Number One (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Lost at the Fair
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Mango Mystery
3. 3.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) The Broken Swing
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Kitten on the Roof
5. 5.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 Late Train (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Broken Swing
6. 6.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) The Late Train
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Dry Well
8. 8.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 Yak (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Forgotten Homework
9. 9.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lucky Marble
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) Whose Puppy?
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) This Is My Story (c) Some Things That Happened
12. 12.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a long car trip, Yash rode along the highway. Bang! The back tyre of the car went flat. Yash held the torch while Uncle Ravi took out the spare. Together they changed the tyre in twenty minutes. Yash was proud he had helped, and the trip went on. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Broken Swing
13. 13.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Dry Well
14. 14.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 Late Train (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Slipped Chain
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Dry Well
17. 17.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 Torn Page (c) The Lost Yak
18. 18.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) Shadows in the Dark
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
20. 20.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 Lost Earring (b) The Lost Yak (c) A Friend at Lunch
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Dry Well (c) A Friend at Lunch
22. 22.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) The Snake in the Shed
23. 23.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 Shy Singer (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Torn Page (c) Shadows in the Dark
25. 25.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Broken Swing
26. 26.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 Slipped Chain (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
27. 27.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 Spelling Bee (c) The Snake in the Shed
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Shadows in the Dark
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Ball in the Pond
30. 30.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Lucky Marble (c) Whose Puppy?
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Missing Tiffin
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Windy Rangoli
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Story About the Thing
35. 35.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 Flat Tyre (c) Some Things That Happened
36. 36.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 Sandcastle
37. 37.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Whose Puppy? (c) Shadows in the Dark
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 Spelling Bee (c) Untitled Story Number One
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
40. 40.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) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Ball in the Pond

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