Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 90 · 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?
   One Monday morning, Aryan sat down in his classroom. He found that he had left his homework at home. Aryan told Ms Gill the truth before she even asked. Ms Gill let him bring it the next day. Aryan made a checklist so he would never forget again. (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Flat Tyre
2. 2.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Shy Singer
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) This Is My Story
4. 4.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) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Flat Tyre
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Sandcastle (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Shy Singer
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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Spelling Bee
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Kitten on the Roof
8. 8.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 Forgotten Homework (c) What Happened Next and Then After
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Lost Earring
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Lucky Marble
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Forgotten Homework
13. 13.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 Snake in the Shed (c) Untitled Story Number One
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Ball in the Pond
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Lost Earring
16. 16.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 Seed That Would Not Grow
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) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Snake in the Shed
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Muddy Uniform
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
20. 20.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 Slipped Chain (c) This Is My Story
21. 21.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Torn Page (c) Some Things That Happened
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Fallen Sparrow
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mango Mystery (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Untitled Story Number One
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Lost Earring
26. 26.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Ball in the Pond
27. 27.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One hot afternoon, Kabir played cricket by the village pond. Farhan hit the ball so hard that it splashed into the water. Kabir tried to reach it, but his arms were too short. He tied a basket to a stick and scooped the ball out. Kabir and Farhan cheered and went on with the game. (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Forgotten Homework
28. 28.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Cookie Stall
29. 29.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 Lost Earring (b) The Runaway Goat (c) Whose Puppy?
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Mango Mystery
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) Every Drop Counts
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Runaway Goat
33. 33.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 Lost Yak (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Shy Singer
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Torn Page
35. 35.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) A Friend at Lunch
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Torn Page (c) The Flat Tyre
37. 37.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Torn Page
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Late Train (c) Untitled Story Number One
39. 39.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Slipped Chain
40. 40.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Science Day, Ananya took her volcano to the science fair. She poured in the vinegar, but nothing happened. Ananya stayed calm and checked every jar again. Joseph brought her fresh baking soda from the lab. This time the volcano fizzed, and Ananya won a prize. (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Spelling Bee

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