Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 723 · 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.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One Monday morning, Aryan sat down in his classroom. He found that he had left his homework at home. Aryan told Ms Gill the truth before she even asked. Ms Gill let him bring it the next day. Aryan made a checklist so he would never forget again. (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Ball in the Pond
2. 2.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
3. 3.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 Blue Lake (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Shy Singer
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
5. 5.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) What Happened Next and Then After
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Mango Mystery
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Ball in the Pond
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Broken Swing (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Dry Well
10. 10.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
11. 11.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Lost Earring
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Untitled Story Number One
13. 13.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Mango Mystery
14. 14.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Lost Yak
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Blue Lake
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) This Is My Story
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Untitled Story Number One
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Butterfly at the Window
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Cookie Stall (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
21. 21.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 Windy Rangoli (c) Some Things That Happened
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Silent Microphone
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Untitled Story Number One
24. 24.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Windy Rangoli
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Torn Page (c) The Lost Earring
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Sandcastle (c) Every Drop Counts
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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Slipped Chain
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Lost at the Fair (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) This Is My Story (c) Some Things That Happened
30. 30.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Lucky Marble
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Mango Mystery
32. 32.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One quiet Sunday, Saanvi was visiting her grandpa’s flat. Grandpa could not find his reading glasses anywhere. Saanvi looked under the sofa and behind every cushion. At last she laughed, for the glasses were on his head! Grandpa chuckled and gave Saanvi a big hug. (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Flat Tyre (c) A Puppy in the Storm
33. 33.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Friend at Lunch
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Story About the Thing
35. 35.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 Late Train
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Late Train
37. 37.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Cookie Stall
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Silent Microphone (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
39. 39.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 Silent Microphone (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Leaky Boat
40. 40.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Mango Mystery

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