Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 91 · 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) The Story About the Thing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Spelling Bee
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Late Train (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Blue Lake
5. 5.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) Every Drop Counts (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Shy Singer
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Sandcastle (c) Whose Puppy?
7. 7.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) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) A Puppy in the Storm
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) What Happened Next and Then After
9. 9.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Dry Well
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Missing Tiffin
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Lost Earring
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Silent Microphone
13. 13.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
14. 14.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) Whose Puppy? (c) This Is My Story
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Dry Well (c) Some Things That Happened
16. 16.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 Lost Earring (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Flat Tyre
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Some Things That Happened (c) This Is My Story
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Torn Page
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Torn Page
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Whose Puppy?
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Late Train (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Lost at the Fair
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
25. 25.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) Grandpa’s Glasses
26. 26.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 Lost Yak (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Lost Earring
28. 28.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) Stuck in the Lift
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
30. 30.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Lost Yak
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Spelling Bee
32. 32.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 Mango Mystery (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Leaky Boat
33. 33.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Dry Well
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Untitled Story Number One
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Friend at Lunch
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Mango Mystery (c) What Happened Next and Then After
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
39. 39.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) The Spelling Bee (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Lost Earring
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Untitled Story Number One

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