Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 990 · 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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Ball in the Pond
2. 2.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) Every Drop Counts
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Blue Lake
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Missing Tiffin
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Broken Swing (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Puppy in the Storm
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Story About the Thing (c) The Shy Singer
8. 8.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Lost Earring
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Late Train
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Leaky Boat
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Muddy Uniform
12. 12.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Snake in the Shed
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Story About the Thing (c) This Is My Story
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Shy Singer
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Late Train (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
17. 17.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Cookie Stall
18. 18.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 Muddy Uniform (c) The Torn Page
19. 19.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 Lucky Marble (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Forgotten Homework
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) This Is My Story (c) The Story About the Thing
21. 21.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Torn Page
22. 22.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) This Is My Story (c) Whose Puppy?
23. 23.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) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Lost at the Fair
24. 24.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 Spelling Bee (c) The Windy Rangoli
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) A Friend at Lunch
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Lost at the Fair
27. 27.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Kitten on the Roof
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) This Is My Story
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Lucky Marble (c) A Day When Something Happened
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) Every Drop Counts
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Lost Earring
34. 34.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) The Leaky Boat
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Dry Well (c) The Runaway Goat
37. 37.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Flat Tyre
38. 38.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Broken Swing
39. 39.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Dry Well (c) The Ball in the Pond
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Shy Singer

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