Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 753 · 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) The Story About the Thing (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
3. 3.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 Kitten on the Roof
4. 4.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 Broken Swing (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Late Train
5. 5.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On Pongal morning, Aditi drew a rangoli on the front step. A gust of wind blew the coloured powder everywhere. Aditi did not give up and started all over again. Her brother Sid held up a board to block the wind. By noon, Aditi’s rangoli was the brightest on the street. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Lost Yak
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Spelling Bee
7. 7.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Lost Earring
8. 8.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) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Sandcastle
9. 9.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Lucky Marble
10. 10.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Lost at the Fair (c) A Friend at Lunch
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Lucky Marble
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Lost Earring
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Lucky Marble
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Kitten on the Roof
16. 16.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Late Train (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Whose Puppy?
18. 18.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 Ball in the Pond
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Torn Page (c) Shadows in the Dark
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Lost at the Fair
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Late Train (b) This Is My Story (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
22. 22.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) Shadows in the Dark
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Late Train (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
24. 24.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Dry Well
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Torn Page (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
27. 27.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 Dry Well (b) The Torn Page (c) The Slipped Chain
28. 28.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 Forgotten Homework (c) This Is My Story
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Untitled Story Number One
30. 30.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 Lost Earring (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Flat Tyre
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Lost Yak
33. 33.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Lucky Marble (c) A Puppy in the Storm
34. 34.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) Lost at the Fair (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
35. 35.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
36. 36.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) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
37. 37.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Whose Puppy?
38. 38.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 Lost Yak (b) The Late Train (c) The Slipped Chain
39. 39.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Stuck in the Lift
40. 40.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Lost Earring

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