Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 94 · 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.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
2. 2.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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
3. 3.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 Cookie Stall (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Late Train
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Broken Swing (c) Untitled Story Number One
6. 6.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 Silent Microphone
7. 7.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a crowded evening, Vihaan went to the city fair. He stopped to watch a juggler and lost his dad. Vihaan stayed calm and went to a lady in uniform. Officer Kaur called his name on the loudspeaker. In five minutes, Vihaan’s dad came running to him. (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Slipped Chain
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Untitled Story Number One
9. 9.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 Windy Rangoli
10. 10.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 Lost Yak (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Runaway Goat
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Leaky Boat
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Every Drop Counts
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Leaky Boat (c) A Puppy in the Storm
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Story About the Thing (c) This Is My Story
16. 16.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 Mixed-up Shoes (c) Shadows in the Dark
17. 17.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Dry Well
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Torn Page
20. 20.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 Torn Page (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Windy Rangoli
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Mango Mystery
22. 22.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) Shadows in the Dark (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Runaway Goat
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
26. 26.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 Cookie Stall (b) The Dry Well (c) Shadows in the Dark
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) This Is My Story
28. 28.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 Shy Singer (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Lost Yak
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
30. 30.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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Snake in the Shed
31. 31.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) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Missing Tiffin
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
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 Slipped Chain (c) A Day When Something Happened
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) This Is My Story (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
36. 36.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Broken Swing
37. 37.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 Sandcastle
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Story About the Thing
39. 39.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One warm evening, Imran opened the garden shed. A long snake was curled up near the door. Imran stepped back slowly and did not touch it. Mr Reddy, a snake rescuer, carried it away safely. Imran learnt that snakes should be left to experts. (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Sandcastle
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Ball in the Pond

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