Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 669 · 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 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 Spelling Bee (c) The Leaky Boat
2. 2.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 Broken Swing (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Mango Mystery
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Lost Earring
4. 4.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 Forgotten Homework (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Whose Puppy?
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Slipped Chain
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Missing Tiffin
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Muddy Uniform
8. 8.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Dry Well
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Shadows in the Dark
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Story About the Thing
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Cookie Stall
13. 13.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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Mango Mystery
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 Dry Well (b) The Late Train (c) The Ball in the Pond
17. 17.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
18. 18.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Spelling Bee (c) Every Drop Counts
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Story About the Thing (c) What Happened Next and Then After
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Flat Tyre
21. 21.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 Dry Well (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Lucky Marble
22. 22.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 Lost Yak (c) This Is My Story
23. 23.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Ball in the Pond
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 Story About the Thing (c) The Flat Tyre
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Fallen Sparrow
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) What Happened Next and Then After
27. 27.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During the Christmas holidays, Maria went to the beach. Each time she built a castle, the waves washed it away. Maria thought hard and moved further up the sand. Her friend Kunal dug a moat to keep the water out. This time Maria’s castle stood tall until sunset. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Lucky Marble
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Silent Microphone
29. 29.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) Lost at the Fair
30. 30.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 Yak (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Stuck in the Lift
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Late Train (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
33. 33.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Sandcastle
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Sandcastle (c) This Is My Story
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Windy Rangoli
36. 36.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Forgotten Homework
37. 37.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) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Fallen Sparrow
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) This Is My Story
39. 39.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) A Day When Something Happened
40. 40.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Mango Mystery

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