Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 790 · 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) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Whose Puppy?
2. 2.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Lost Yak
3. 3.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) The Sandcastle (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Shy Singer
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Silent Microphone (b) This Is My Story (c) Some Things That Happened
5. 5.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Lost Yak
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Snake in the Shed
7. 7.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Late Train
8. 8.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 Fallen Sparrow (c) This Is My Story
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Kitten on the Roof
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) This Is My Story (c) The Spelling Bee
11. 11.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 Sandcastle (c) Some Things That Happened
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
13. 13.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 Dry Well (c) The Silent Microphone
14. 14.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Shy Singer
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
16. 16.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 Shy Singer (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Mango Mystery
17. 17.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) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Missing Tiffin
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Sandcastle (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Whose Puppy?
21. 21.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One hot afternoon, Kabir played cricket by the village pond. Farhan hit the ball so hard that it splashed into the water. Kabir tried to reach it, but his arms were too short. He tied a basket to a stick and scooped the ball out. Kabir and Farhan cheered and went on with the game. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Friend at Lunch
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Leaky Boat
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Torn Page
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Untitled Story Number One
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Leaky Boat
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) What Happened Next and Then After
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Stuck in the Lift
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Runaway Goat
29. 29.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Torn Page (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Torn Page (c) The Kitten on the Roof
31. 31.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 Sandcastle (c) The Dry Well
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Windy Rangoli
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Torn Page
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Day When Something Happened
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Flat Tyre (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
37. 37.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Windy Rangoli
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
39. 39.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Ball in the Pond
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Missing Tiffin

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