Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 660 · 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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Dry Well
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Late Train (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Silent Microphone
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
4. 4.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 Yak
5. 5.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Muddy Uniform
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Story About the Thing
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On bake sale day, Kiara set up a stall at the school gate. By noon, nobody had bought a single cookie. Kiara made a bright sign that said “Fresh Cookies!” Her friend Zubin rang a bell to call people over. Soon Kiara had sold every cookie for the library fund. (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Late Train
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Day When Something Happened
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Dry Well (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
12. 12.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Mango Mystery
13. 13.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Broken Swing
15. 15.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) Untitled Story Number One
16. 16.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One hot afternoon, Kabir played cricket by the village pond. Farhan hit the ball so hard that it splashed into the water. Kabir tried to reach it, but his arms were too short. He tied a basket to a stick and scooped the ball out. Kabir and Farhan cheered and went on with the game. (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Every Drop Counts (c) A Friend at Lunch
17. 17.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) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Broken Swing
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Leaky Boat
19. 19.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
20. 20.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) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) The Late Train
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) This Is My Story
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Untitled Story Number One
24. 24.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Late Train
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Late Train (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Whose Puppy?
26. 26.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Ball in the Pond
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) Every Drop Counts
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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Cookie Stall
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
30. 30.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 Snake in the Shed (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
32. 32.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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Fallen Sparrow
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Lost Yak (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
35. 35.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Monday morning, Aryan sat down in his classroom. He found that he had left his homework at home. Aryan told Ms Gill the truth before she even asked. Ms Gill let him bring it the next day. Aryan made a checklist so he would never forget again. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Cookie Stall
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Flat Tyre
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Late Train (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
38. 38.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 Missing Tiffin (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
39. 39.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    In the dry season, Lakshmi walked to the village square. The old well had dried up, and people had no water. Lakshmi asked everyone to dig a pond to catch the rain. Raju and the others dug every evening for a month. When the rains came, Lakshmi’s pond filled to the brim. (a) The Dry Well (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
40. 40.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Lost Earring

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