Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 747 · 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?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Leaky Boat
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) Shadows in the Dark (c) Every Drop Counts
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
4. 4.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 Torn Page (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Blue Lake
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Snake in the Shed
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One stormy night, Diya heard a whimper in a lane in Kochi. A tiny puppy was shivering under a broken cart. Diya held out a biscuit and spoke softly to it. The puppy crept out and licked her hand. Diya named him Moti and made him a warm bed. (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Day When Something Happened
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Mango Mystery
10. 10.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 Slipped Chain (c) Some Things That Happened
11. 11.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 Torn Page (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Mango Mystery
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Lost at the Fair
13. 13.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Spelling Bee
14. 14.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Spelling Bee
15. 15.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 Sandcastle (b) The Spelling Bee (c) Lost at the Fair
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Shy Singer (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Leaky Boat
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Mango Mystery (c) A Puppy in the Storm
19. 19.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) Untitled Story Number One
20. 20.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 Lost Earring (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Sandcastle
21. 21.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Dry Well (c) The Snake in the Shed
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Lost at the Fair (c) Whose Puppy?
23. 23.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Broken Swing
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Late Train (c) The Slipped Chain
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Every Drop Counts
26. 26.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 Blue Lake (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Forgotten Homework
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Dry Well (c) The Spelling Bee
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) This Is My Story (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Torn Page (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Slipped Chain
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Lost at the Fair
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Ball in the Pond
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Lost Yak (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Silent Microphone
35. 35.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 Kitten on the Roof
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
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) Shadows in the Dark
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Lucky Marble
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
40. 40.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building. The puppy had a collar, but no owner was nearby. Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. A boy saw a poster and came running for Rocky, his puppy. Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Lost Yak

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