Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 682 · 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) The Story About the Thing (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Puppy in the Storm
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
3. 3.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 Sandcastle (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
4. 4.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 Missing Tiffin (c) The Leaky Boat
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Butterfly at the Window
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Spelling Bee
7. 7.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Spelling Bee
8. 8.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 Shy Singer
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Some Things That Happened (c) This Is My Story
10. 10.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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Muddy Uniform
11. 11.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a busy Monday, Meera rode the school bus to class. At lunch, Meera saw that her tiffin box was missing. Meera and her friend Tenzin searched seat by seat. The red box was hiding under the very last seat. Meera shared her parathas with Tenzin to say thank you. (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Dry Well (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
12. 12.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 Muddy Uniform (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Runaway Goat
13. 13.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Whose Puppy?
14. 14.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Lost Earring
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Story About the Thing
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Kitten on the Roof
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Spelling Bee
19. 19.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
20. 20.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) Every Drop Counts (c) The Mango Mystery
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Dry Well (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Shy Singer (b) This Is My Story (c) The Story About the Thing
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Every Drop Counts
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Lost at the Fair
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Broken Swing (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Late Train
30. 30.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Untitled Story Number One
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Leaky Boat
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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Blue Lake
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Slipped Chain
34. 34.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 Late Train (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Ball in the Pond
35. 35.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
36. 36.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 Sandcastle (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Dry Well
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
38. 38.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 Spelling Bee
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Butterfly at the Window
40. 40.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) The Broken Swing (c) The Butterfly at the Window

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