Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 832 · 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 Puppy in the Storm (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
2. 2.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One busy morning, Manav walked to the vegetable market. A goat broke its rope and began eating the spinach! Manav ran after the goat and held out a carrot. The goat followed the carrot back to Lakshmi, its owner. Lakshmi gave Manav a bunch of carrots as thanks. (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Friend at Lunch
3. 3.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
4. 4.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) The Lost Earring
7. 7.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
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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Mango Mystery
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Broken Swing
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Late Train
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kitten on the Roof
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Day When Something Happened
13. 13.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Broken Swing
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Ball in the Pond
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Shy Singer (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Snake in the Shed
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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Lucky Marble
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Snake in the Shed
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Muddy Uniform
22. 22.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Sandcastle (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
23. 23.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Cookie Stall
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Late Train (c) Shadows in the Dark
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Late Train (b) The Dry Well (c) The Blue Lake
27. 27.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) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Butterfly at the Window
29. 29.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Slipped Chain
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Untitled Story Number One
31. 31.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 Torn Page (c) The Late Train
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Shy Singer
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Shy Singer (c) Whose Puppy?
34. 34.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Leaky Boat
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Sandcastle
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Lost Yak
38. 38.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Leaky Boat
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Broken Swing
40. 40.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 Cookie Stall

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