Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 694 · 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?
   “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Late Train (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Windy Rangoli
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) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Late Train
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A train is three hours late” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Late Train (c) The Mango Mystery
4. 4.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) The Runaway Goat
5. 5.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Blue Lake
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
7. 7.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) Lost at the Fair (c) Some Things That Happened
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Butterfly at the Window
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Torn Page (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) The Story About the Thing (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Snake in the Shed
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
13. 13.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Torn Page
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Silent Microphone
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Ball in the Pond
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Dry Well (c) The Missing Tiffin
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Lost Yak
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) This Is My Story
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) Some Things That Happened
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Lost Yak (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Blue Lake
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
22. 22.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 Broken Swing (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Lost Earring
23. 23.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One sunny morning, Rohan cycled up the hill road. Halfway up, the chain of his bicycle slipped off. Rohan sat down and studied the chain slowly. Mr Das, a kind farmer, showed him how to fix it. Rohan rode on, proud that he could fix a chain now. (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Broken Swing
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Mango Mystery
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Late Train
27. 27.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Cookie Stall
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Flat Tyre
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Spelling Bee
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Ball in the Pond
31. 31.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Runaway Goat (c) Lost at the Fair
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Ball in the Pond
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Untitled Story Number One
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Kitten on the Roof
35. 35.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) Untitled Story Number One
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Missing Tiffin
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Ball in the Pond
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
39. 39.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Stuck in the Lift
40. 40.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Sandcastle

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