Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 865 · 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) This Is My Story (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) What Happened Next and Then After
2. 2.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 Missing Tiffin
3. 3.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 Dry Well (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Late Train
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Dry Well (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Blue Lake
5. 5.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Shy Singer (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Shy Singer (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Blue Lake
9. 9.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 Broken Swing (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Butterfly at the Window
10. 10.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Torn Page
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 Dry Well (c) Untitled Story Number One
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) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
13. 13.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    Early one Saturday, Ishaan ran to the colony park. The seat of the old swing had cracked in two. Ishaan asked the other children to help him mend it. Mrs Rao gave them a strong plank and some rope. By noon, Ishaan was swinging high on the new seat. (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Broken Swing
14. 14.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 Mango Mystery (c) The Broken Swing
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Forgotten Homework
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Story About the Thing
17. 17.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Sports Day, Neel lined up at the sports ground. His running shoes had been mixed up, and they were too big! Neel did not panic and looked at the names inside. Coach Iqbal swapped them back with a boy in the next lane. Neel ran in the right shoes and came second. (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Torn Page
18. 18.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Spelling Bee
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One windy afternoon, Aarav flew his kite in the playground. A strong gust blew the kite into the top of a neem tree. Aarav jumped and jumped, but he could not reach it. His friend Kiran brought a bamboo pole to poke it free. Aarav thanked Kiran, and the kite flew high again. (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Story About the Thing
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Blue Lake
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) The Torn Page
23. 23.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Butterfly at the Window
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Slipped Chain
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Late Train
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Late Train (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Slipped Chain
27. 27.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 Windy Rangoli
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Lost Earring
29. 29.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Blue Lake
30. 30.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Ball in the Pond
31. 31.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 Ball in the Pond (c) A Day When Something Happened
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Story About the Thing
35. 35.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 Mango Mystery (c) Untitled Story Number One
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Missing Tiffin
38. 38.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Shy Singer
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Spelling Bee
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Forgotten Homework

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