Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 643 · 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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Some Things That Happened (c) This Is My Story
2. 2.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Butterfly at the Window
3. 3.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 Snake in the Shed
4. 4.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Late Train (c) The Torn Page
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Broken Swing
6. 6.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) Whose Puppy? (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
7. 7.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) This Is My Story (c) The Runaway Goat
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Late Train (c) The Lost Earring
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Stuck in the Lift
10. 10.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Leaky Boat
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Snake in the Shed
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) This Is My Story
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Shy Singer
14. 14.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 Lost Yak (c) The Snake in the Shed
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Sandcastle
16. 16.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Missing Tiffin
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    Early one Saturday, Ishaan ran to the colony park. The seat of the old swing had cracked in two. Ishaan asked the other children to help him mend it. Mrs Rao gave them a strong plank and some rope. By noon, Ishaan was swinging high on the new seat. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Silent Microphone
18. 18.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 Blue Lake
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
20. 20.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Fallen Sparrow
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Dry Well (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Lost Earring
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Every Drop Counts
24. 24.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 Broken Swing (c) A Day When Something Happened
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) This Is My Story
26. 26.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 Muddy Uniform (c) Some Things That Happened
27. 27.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) Stuck in the Lift
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Late Train (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
29. 29.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 Lost Earring
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Lucky Marble
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Shy Singer (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
33. 33.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Lost Earring
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Late Train (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
35. 35.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 Missing Tiffin (c) The Mango Mystery
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) Whose Puppy?
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Lost at the Fair
38. 38.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. Suddenly the lights went out, and her little brother cried. Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. Her brother Arjun giggled at a shadow rabbit. Sneha told stories until the lights came back on. (a) The Slipped Chain (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Missing Tiffin
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Grandpa’s Glasses

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