Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 791 · 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?
   “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The village well has dried up” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Torn Page (c) The Silent Microphone
3. 3.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 Shy Singer
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) A Puppy in the Storm
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Flat Tyre
6. 6.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Shy Singer
7. 7.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 Blue Lake (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Slipped Chain
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Some Things That Happened
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Lost Yak
12. 12.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Leaky Boat
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Broken Swing (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) This Is My Story
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Ball in the Pond
16. 16.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 Blue Lake (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
17. 17.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Dry Well (c) The Slipped Chain
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Some Things That Happened
19. 19.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 Mango Mystery (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
20. 20.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 Forgotten Homework (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Spelling Bee
21. 21.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Friend at Lunch
22. 22.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 Fallen Sparrow (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Stuck in the Lift
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Every Drop Counts (c) A Day When Something Happened
25. 25.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 Sandcastle (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Leaky Boat
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Flat Tyre
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
28. 28.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) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Lost at the Fair
29. 29.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Silent Microphone
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Shy Singer
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
34. 34.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) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Cookie Stall
35. 35.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 Mango Mystery (c) The Late Train
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Dry Well
38. 38.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Blue Lake
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Missing Tiffin
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Untitled Story Number One

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