Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 877 · 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.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) The Broken Swing (b) The Torn Page (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Flat Tyre
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Puppy in the Storm
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Lost at the Fair
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Lost Earring (c) Shadows in the Dark
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
7. 7.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kitten on the Roof
8. 8.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   After the lunch bell, Advik walked into the music room. A butterfly was beating its wings against the window. Advik opened the window wide and stepped back. Tanvi waved her notebook to guide it outside. Advik watched the butterfly flutter away into the sky. (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Butterfly at the Window
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Dry Well (c) A Friend at Lunch
10. 10.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 Silent Microphone (c) The Dry Well
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Ball in the Pond
12. 12.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) Some Things That Happened
13. 13.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 Leaky Boat (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Cookie Stall
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Lost Yak (c) A Friend at Lunch
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
16. 16.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) Whose Puppy?
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Mango Mystery
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Spelling Bee
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Butterfly at the Window
20. 20.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 Forgotten Homework
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Story About the Thing (c) What Happened Next and Then After
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Mango Mystery
23. 23.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) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Mango Mystery
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Flat Tyre
25. 25.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) Stuck in the Lift
26. 26.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 Shy Singer (c) The Ball in the Pond
27. 27.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 Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
28. 28.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Spelling Bee
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Windy Rangoli
30. 30.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 Torn Page (b) The Dry Well (c) The Blue Lake
31. 31.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 Broken Swing (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Sandcastle
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Torn Page
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
34. 34.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 Mixed-up Shoes
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Fallen Sparrow
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
37. 37.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) The Story About the Thing
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
39. 39.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 Runaway Goat
40. 40.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 Dry Well (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree

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