Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 707 · 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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Story About the Thing
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Every Drop Counts
3. 3.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 Blue Lake (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Late Train
4. 4.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Lost Yak
5. 5.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
6. 6.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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Torn Page
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Day When Something Happened
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
9. 9.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 Windy Rangoli
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Whose Puppy? (b) A Day When Something Happened (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) The Story About the Thing (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Kitten on the Roof
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Shy Singer
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Runaway Goat
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Fallen Sparrow
15. 15.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    After the lunch bell, Advik walked into the music room. A butterfly was beating its wings against the window. Advik opened the window wide and stepped back. Tanvi waved her notebook to guide it outside. Advik watched the butterfly flutter away into the sky. (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Shy Singer
16. 16.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) A Friend at Lunch
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Shy Singer
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Sandcastle
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Shy Singer
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Muddy Uniform
21. 21.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Mango Mystery
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Sandcastle
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Blue Lake (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Mango Mystery
24. 24.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 Lost Yak (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Torn Page (c) The Ball in the Pond
26. 26.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On the first day of school, Isha walked into a new school. She knew nobody and sat all alone at lunch. Then Isha saw another girl sitting alone too. Isha smiled and asked Maria to share her lunch. By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (a) The Torn Page (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Late Train
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Flat Tyre
29. 29.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 Kitten on the Roof
30. 30.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
31. 31.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Late Train
32. 32.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 Snake in the Shed (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
33. 33.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Lost Earring
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Missing Tiffin
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
37. 37.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) Grandpa’s Glasses
38. 38.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. Ms Fernandes smiled and showed him how to tape it. Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Torn Page
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Lost Earring (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Lost at the Fair

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