Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 103 · 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.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 Late Train (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Leaky Boat
2. 2.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Lost Earring
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Sandcastle
4. 4.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
5. 5.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 Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Runaway Goat
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Late Train (c) Lost at the Fair
7. 7.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Leaky Boat
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Dry Well
9. 9.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 Butterfly at the Window (c) Some Things That Happened
10. 10.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Shadows in the Dark
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Late Train (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Runaway Goat
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) Some Things That Happened
13. 13.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Spelling Bee (c) Lost at the Fair
14. 14.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Windy Rangoli
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Blue Lake (c) Every Drop Counts
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) Lost at the Fair (c) Every Drop Counts
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Leaky Boat
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Late Train (c) Every Drop Counts
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Runaway Goat (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Snake in the Shed
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Late Train
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) This Is My Story (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
24. 24.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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Slipped Chain
26. 26.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 Sandcastle (c) Stuck in the Lift
27. 27.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Dry Well (c) The Late Train
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Torn Page
29. 29.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) Whose Puppy? (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Story About the Thing
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) A Puppy in the Storm
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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Silent Microphone
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Fallen Sparrow
34. 34.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Blue Lake (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Missing Tiffin
36. 36.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) The Dry Well (b) The Cookie Stall (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
37. 37.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Craft Day, Rahul was painting a poster in the art room. He bumped a jar, and blue paint spilled everywhere. Rahul was upset, but his friend Simran had an idea. They turned the big blue splash into a lake. Rahul’s poster with the lake won first prize. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Blue Lake
38. 38.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a hot summer night, Sneha read in her flat in Pune. Suddenly the lights went out, and her little brother cried. Sneha found a torch and made shadow animals on the wall. Her brother Arjun giggled at a shadow rabbit. Sneha told stories until the lights came back on. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Shadows in the Dark
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Lucky Marble (c) Lost at the Fair

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