Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 980 · 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) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Sandcastle
2. 2.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 Dry Well
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Flat Tyre (c) A Friend at Lunch
4. 4.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lost Earring
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Sandcastle (c) Every Drop Counts
6. 6.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) The Late Train (c) The Silent Microphone
7. 7.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 Broken Swing (c) The Butterfly at the Window
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
9. 9.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. Ms Fernandes smiled and showed him how to tape it. Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Torn Page
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Torn Page
11. 11.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Wednesday evening, Meher went to the music school. She was too shy to sing in front of the others. Meher closed her eyes and pictured singing at home. Mr Bose, the teacher, asked everyone to sing with her. Meher sang the whole song and felt brave. (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Fallen Sparrow
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Ball in the Pond
13. 13.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 Leaky Boat (c) The Missing Tiffin
14. 14.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Muddy Uniform
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Runaway Goat (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Slipped Chain (c) This Is My Story
18. 18.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 Sandcastle (b) The Dry Well (c) The Spelling Bee
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Silent Microphone
20. 20.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) The Sandcastle (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Muddy Uniform
21. 21.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 Windy Rangoli (c) Untitled Story Number One
22. 22.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 Missing Tiffin (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
23. 23.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Torn Page (c) The Lost Yak
25. 25.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Torn Page (c) The Runaway Goat
26. 26.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Fallen Sparrow
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Runaway Goat
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Silent Microphone
30. 30.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 Snake in the Shed (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Runaway Goat
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Shy Singer
32. 32.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) The Lost Yak (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Butterfly at the Window
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Lost Earring
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Spelling Bee
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Untitled Story Number One
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Lucky Marble
40. 40.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 Leaky Boat (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day

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