Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 673 · 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?
   “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Lost at the Fair
2. 2.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Runaway Goat
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Shy Singer (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
4. 4.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 Dry Well (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Fallen Sparrow
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Lucky Marble
7. 7.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Leaky Boat
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
9. 9.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Ball in the Pond
10. 10.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 Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) The Sandcastle
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
13. 13.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 Lost Yak
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Muddy Uniform
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Windy Rangoli
16. 16.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 Torn Page (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Muddy Uniform
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Lost Yak
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) Stuck in the Lift
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Silent Microphone
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Broken Swing
21. 21.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 Torn Page (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
22. 22.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Late Train
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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Runaway Goat
24. 24.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One spring afternoon, Simran found a nest on her balcony. A baby sparrow had fallen out and was chirping loudly. Simran put on gloves and lifted it very gently. Dadi held the stool while she put it back in the nest. Simran smiled as the mother sparrow flew home. (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Fallen Sparrow
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Dry Well
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Silent Microphone
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Kitten on the Roof
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Forgotten Homework
32. 32.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Flat Tyre
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Torn Page
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Blue Lake
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Torn Page (c) The Broken Swing
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Untitled Story Number One
37. 37.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Runaway Goat (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
38. 38.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lost Earring
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Broken Swing (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Whose Puppy?
40. 40.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff

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