Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 92 · 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) Some Things That Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Leaky Boat
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Runaway Goat
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Torn Page
6. 6.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building. The puppy had a collar, but no owner was nearby. Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. A boy saw a poster and came running for Rocky, his puppy. Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Sandcastle (c) Whose Puppy?
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   During the Christmas holidays, Maria went to the beach. Each time she built a castle, the waves washed it away. Maria thought hard and moved further up the sand. Her friend Kunal dug a moat to keep the water out. This time Maria’s castle stood tall until sunset. (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Sandcastle
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Lost Earring
9. 9.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (c) What Happened Next and Then After
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Butterfly at the Window
11. 11.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Butterfly at the Window
13. 13.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 Mango Mystery (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Every Drop Counts
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Silent Microphone
15. 15.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) Some Things That Happened (c) The Ball in the Pond
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) This Is My Story (c) Untitled Story Number One
17. 17.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 Shy Singer (c) The Lost Earring
18. 18.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) Lost at the Fair
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One quiet Sunday, Saanvi was visiting her grandpa’s flat. Grandpa could not find his reading glasses anywhere. Saanvi looked under the sofa and behind every cushion. At last she laughed, for the glasses were on his head! Grandpa chuckled and gave Saanvi a big hug. (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Cookie Stall
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Torn Page
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Blue Lake (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Broken Swing
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 Butterfly at the Window (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Torn Page
23. 23.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 Late Train (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
24. 24.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 Sandcastle (c) The Blue Lake
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Day When Something Happened
26. 26.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 Silent Microphone
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Blue Lake
28. 28.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 Silent Microphone (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Fallen Sparrow
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Lost Earring
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Ball in the Pond
32. 32.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 Spelling Bee (c) Some Things That Happened
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Spelling Bee
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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Sandcastle
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Forgotten Homework
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Runaway Goat
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 Fallen Sparrow (c) Some Things That Happened
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Muddy Uniform
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Kitten on the Roof
40. 40.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) The Late Train (b) The Torn Page (c) The Muddy Uniform

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