Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 668 · 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.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 Broken Swing (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Cookie Stall
2. 2.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Runaway Goat
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Torn Page (c) The Story About the Thing
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
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) The Lost Earring (c) A Day When Something Happened
7. 7.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) Some Things That Happened
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Blue Lake
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Stuck in the Lift
10. 10.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 Mango Mystery (c) The Ball in the Pond
11. 11.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) Stuck in the Lift
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Silent Microphone
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Lost Earring
16. 16.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 Muddy Uniform (b) Whose Puppy? (c) A Puppy in the Storm
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Day When Something Happened
18. 18.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
19. 19.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 Shy Singer (c) The Snake in the Shed
20. 20.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 Missing Tiffin (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Spelling Bee
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Slipped Chain
22. 22.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 Late Train (c) Untitled Story Number One
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Story About the Thing
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) This Is My Story (c) The Runaway Goat
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 Muddy Uniform (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Blue Lake
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Cookie Stall
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
28. 28.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Wednesday evening, Meher went to the music school. She was too shy to sing in front of the others. Meher closed her eyes and pictured singing at home. Mr Bose, the teacher, asked everyone to sing with her. Meher sang the whole song and felt brave. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
29. 29.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Butterfly at the Window
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Every Drop Counts
31. 31.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) The Late Train (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
33. 33.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 Ball in the Pond (c) This Is My Story
34. 34.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Late Train (c) The Torn Page
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
36. 36.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) The Lucky Marble (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Windy Rangoli
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Shadows in the Dark
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Late Train (c) Shadows in the Dark
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Butterfly at the Window
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Blue Lake

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