Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 722 · 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 Day When Something Happened (b) The Broken Swing (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Lost Yak
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Day When Something Happened
4. 4.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 Cookie Stall
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Mango Mystery
7. 7.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Muddy Uniform
8. 8.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 Lost Earring (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Butterfly at the Window
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) A Friend at Lunch
10. 10.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 Torn Page (c) Whose Puppy?
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Untitled Story Number One
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) A Friend at Lunch
13. 13.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) The Lost Earring (c) The Butterfly at the Window
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) This Is My Story
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Sandcastle (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
16. 16.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One cloudy evening, Omkar heard a mew on his rooftop. A little kitten was stuck behind a water tank. Omkar spoke softly and put a saucer of milk nearby. The kitten tiptoed out to drink the milk. Omkar named her Pixie and gave her a cosy box. (a) The Lost Earring (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Kitten on the Roof
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Runaway Goat
18. 18.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) Shadows in the Dark
19. 19.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 Lucky Marble (c) Whose Puppy?
20. 20.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Fallen Sparrow
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Ball in the Pond
22. 22.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) The Slipped Chain (c) The Late Train
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Flat Tyre
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Spelling Bee
25. 25.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
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Slipped Chain (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
27. 27.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) This Is My Story (c) Whose Puppy?
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Torn Page (c) The Kitten on the Roof
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Kitten on the Roof
30. 30.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Cookie Stall
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Late Train
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Some Things That Happened
33. 33.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On her birthday morning, Riya hurried to the bakery. The cake said “Happy Birthday, Rita” instead of Riya! Riya laughed and asked politely if it could be fixed. Uncle Jacob, the baker, added a neat y in icing. Riya carried home a cake with her name spelt right. (a) The Leaky Boat (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
34. 34.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Butterfly at the Window
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Torn Page
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Shy Singer
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) The Lucky Marble (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
40. 40.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Mango Mystery

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