Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 744 · 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) This Is My Story (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
2. 2.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) A Puppy in the Storm
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
4. 4.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) The Blue Lake (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Cookie Stall
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Sandcastle (c) A Puppy in the Storm
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Spelling Bee
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Friend at Lunch
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Cookie Stall
9. 9.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Lost at the Fair
10. 10.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. Suddenly the lights went out, and her little brother cried. Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. Her brother Arjun giggled at a shadow rabbit. Sneha told stories until the lights came back on. (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lost Earring
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Cookie Stall
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Lost Earring (c) Every Drop Counts
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Flat Tyre
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Broken Swing
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Fallen Sparrow
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) Stuck in the Lift
17. 17.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) The Flat Tyre
18. 18.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) Every Drop Counts (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Lost Yak
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Silent Microphone (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
20. 20.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Snake in the Shed
21. 21.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) The Torn Page (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Slipped Chain
22. 22.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) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Muddy Uniform
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
24. 24.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) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
25. 25.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Leaky Boat
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Missing Tiffin
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Lucky Marble
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Dry Well (c) Untitled Story Number One
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Story About the Thing (c) This Is My Story
30. 30.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) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Dry Well
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) This Is My Story
33. 33.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) The Muddy Uniform
34. 34.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Forgotten Homework
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Lost at the Fair
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) This Is My Story (c) The Leaky Boat
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) This Is My Story
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Untitled Story Number One
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Snake in the Shed
40. 40.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Every Drop Counts

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