Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 665 · 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.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Lost Yak
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The village well has dried up” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lost Earring
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Story About the Thing
4. 4.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Broken Swing (c) Stuck in the Lift
5. 5.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Kitten on the Roof
6. 6.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 Blue Lake (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Silent Microphone
7. 7.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
9. 9.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Mango Mystery
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Muddy Uniform
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Torn Page (c) The Lucky Marble
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Mango Mystery
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
15. 15.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Butterfly at the Window
16. 16.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Shadows in the Dark
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Lost at the Fair
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lost Earring
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Muddy Uniform
20. 20.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) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Spelling Bee
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Spelling Bee (c) Every Drop Counts
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Friend at Lunch
23. 23.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Blue Lake (c) Shadows in the Dark
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Kitten on the Roof
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Cookie Stall
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.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 Late Train (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) Stuck in the Lift
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Blue Lake (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Shadows in the Dark
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) This Is My Story (c) The Blue Lake
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Shy Singer
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Leaky Boat
34. 34.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Windy Rangoli
35. 35.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Missing Tiffin
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) Some Things That Happened (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) This Is My Story (c) The Muddy Uniform
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Sandcastle
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Dry Well (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
40. 40.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) This Is My Story

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