Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 896 · 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?
   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 Friend at Lunch (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Butterfly at the Window
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) A Day When Something Happened
3. 3.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) Lost at the Fair (c) Stuck in the Lift
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Lost Yak
5. 5.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
7. 7.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) The Dry Well (b) Lost at the Fair (c) Shadows in the Dark
8. 8.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Shadows in the Dark
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boat starts to leak” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Leaky Boat
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Flat Tyre
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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Spelling Bee
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Missing Tiffin
13. 13.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 Lost Earring (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Dry Well
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Flat Tyre
15. 15.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Slipped Chain
16. 16.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 Snake in the Shed
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Late Train (c) The Ball in the Pond
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
19. 19.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Spelling Bee
20. 20.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 Blue Lake (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Slipped Chain
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Late Train (c) The Snake in the Shed
22. 22.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Butterfly at the Window
23. 23.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) Whose Puppy? (c) The Blue Lake
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Fallen Sparrow
26. 26.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 Lost Yak
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) This Is My Story
28. 28.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) Every Drop Counts (c) A Day When Something Happened
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) Every Drop Counts
30. 30.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 Dry Well (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Muddy Uniform
31. 31.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 Silent Microphone
32. 32.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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Spelling Bee
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Lost Earring (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Lost Yak
34. 34.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 Kitten on the Roof (b) The Torn Page (c) The Muddy Uniform
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 Torn Page (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Blue Lake
36. 36.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Sandcastle
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Blue Lake (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Story About the Thing
38. 38.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Windy Rangoli
39. 39.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Stuck in the Lift

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