Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 249 · 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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Stuck in the Lift
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) Lost at the Fair
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) Some Things That Happened
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Late Train (c) The Lost Earring
5. 5.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Cookie Stall
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Forgotten Homework
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Broken Swing
8. 8.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 Missing Tiffin (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Lost at the Fair
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Silent Microphone (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Dry Well (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Flat Tyre
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) A Day When Something Happened
13. 13.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One bright morning, Anjali went boating on the backwaters. Water began to seep in through a crack in the boat. Anjali pressed her rubber slipper hard over the crack. Appa rowed fast to the shore while she held it there. Back on land, Anjali and Appa laughed with relief. (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Broken Swing
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Every Drop Counts (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
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) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Late Train
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Ball in the Pond (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Cookie Stall
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
19. 19.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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Ball in the Pond
20. 20.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) Some Things That Happened (c) Lost at the Fair
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Lost Yak
22. 22.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Windy Rangoli
23. 23.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) The Spelling Bee (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Silent Microphone
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
26. 26.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 Dry Well
27. 27.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Lost at the Fair
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Torn Page
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Cookie Stall
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
31. 31.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Ball in the Pond
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Lost Earring
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boat starts to leak” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Missing Tiffin
34. 34.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) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Snake in the Shed
35. 35.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 Lost Earring (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Whose Puppy?
36. 36.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During the Christmas holidays, Maria went to the beach. Each time she built a castle, the waves washed it away. Maria thought hard and moved further up the sand. Her friend Kunal dug a moat to keep the water out. This time Maria’s castle stood tall until sunset. (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Sandcastle
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Broken Swing (c) A Puppy in the Storm
38. 38.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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Dry Well
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) What Happened Next and Then After
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Lost Earring

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