Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 958 · 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) Lost at the Fair (b) This Is My Story (c) Some Things That Happened
2. 2.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a long car trip, Yash rode along the highway. Bang! The back tyre of the car went flat. Yash held the torch while Uncle Ravi took out the spare. Together they changed the tyre in twenty minutes. Yash was proud he had helped, and the trip went on. (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Leaky Boat
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Slipped Chain
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The village well has dried up” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Dry Well (c) The Windy Rangoli
5. 5.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On the first day of school, Isha walked into a new school. She knew nobody and sat all alone at lunch. Then Isha saw another girl sitting alone too. Isha smiled and asked Maria to share her lunch. By evening, Isha and Maria were best friends. (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Shy Singer (c) A Friend at Lunch
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Silent Microphone
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Spelling Bee
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Kitten on the Roof
9. 9.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
10. 10.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 Lost Earring (b) The Dry Well (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Kitten on the Roof
12. 12.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lost Yak
13. 13.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Ball in the Pond
14. 14.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 Lost Yak (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Cookie Stall
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Torn Page
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Cookie Stall
19. 19.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Silent Microphone
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Dry Well (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Missing Tiffin
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Untitled Story Number One
24. 24.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Shy Singer
25. 25.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Lost Yak
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Broken Swing (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Flat Tyre
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Some Things That Happened
29. 29.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Leaky Boat
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Sandcastle (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Windy Rangoli
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Whose Puppy?
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) This Is My Story (c) The Slipped Chain
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Muddy Uniform
36. 36.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Cookie Stall
37. 37.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Slipped Chain
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Kitten on the Roof
39. 39.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 Windy Rangoli
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Snake in the Shed

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