Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 900 · 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 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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Late Train
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Shy Singer (c) A Friend at Lunch
3. 3.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 Leaky Boat (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Butterfly at the Window
4. 4.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Butterfly at the Window
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Spelling Bee
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Snake in the Shed
7. 7.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Spelling Bee
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) This Is My Story
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Stuck in the Lift
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Blue Lake (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Mango Mystery
11. 11.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 Broken Swing (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Leaky Boat
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) What Happened Next and Then After
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) Some Things That Happened
14. 14.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One spring afternoon, Simran found a nest on her balcony. A baby sparrow had fallen out and was chirping loudly. Simran put on gloves and lifted it very gently. Dadi held the stool while she put it back in the nest. Simran smiled as the mother sparrow flew home. (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Dry Well (c) The Forgotten Homework
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Forgotten Homework
16. 16.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 Spelling Bee (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Flat Tyre
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) What Happened Next and Then After
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Late Train
19. 19.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 Lost Earring (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Mango Mystery
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) The Mango Mystery (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
21. 21.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Lucky Marble
23. 23.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Sunday evening, Sahil took the lift in a tall building. The lift jerked and stopped between two floors. Sahil stayed calm and pressed the red alarm button. Mrs Bose, the guard, called the lift mechanic at once. Soon the doors opened, and Sahil stepped out safely. (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Dry Well (c) The Mango Mystery
24. 24.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 Lost Earring (c) The Spelling Bee
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) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Flat Tyre
26. 26.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Broken Swing
27. 27.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) The Lucky Marble (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Shy Singer
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
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 Dry Well (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Flat Tyre
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Broken Swing
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Spelling Bee
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) The Blue Lake (b) The Late Train (c) The Windy Rangoli
33. 33.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Windy Rangoli
34. 34.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Broken Swing
35. 35.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 Lost Earring (c) Shadows in the Dark
36. 36.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) Lost at the Fair
37. 37.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 Dry Well (b) The Late Train (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Slipped Chain
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) A Friend at Lunch
40. 40.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Grandpa’s Glasses

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