Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 281 · 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) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Torn Page
2. 2.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Flat Tyre
3. 3.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Fallen Sparrow
4. 4.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 Torn Page (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Fallen Sparrow
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Lucky Marble
6. 6.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) The Runaway Goat (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Muddy Uniform
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boat starts to leak” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Leaky Boat
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) Every Drop Counts
9. 9.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) A Puppy in the Storm
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Slipped Chain
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Butterfly at the Window
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Late Train
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Silent Microphone
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Missing Tiffin
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) Some Things That Happened (c) The Cookie Stall
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Broken Swing
18. 18.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 Muddy Uniform (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Flat Tyre
19. 19.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 Blue Lake (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Shadows in the Dark
20. 20.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 Forgotten Homework
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Muddy Uniform
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.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 Cookie Stall (c) The Broken Swing
24. 24.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    During a dry summer, Aisha saw a problem in the washroom. A tap was dripping, and water was being wasted. Aisha wrote a note and took it to the principal. Mr Khan, the plumber, fixed the tap the next day. Aisha smiled, because every drop of water matters. (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Silent Microphone
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Puppy in the Storm
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Whose Puppy?
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Leaky Boat
28. 28.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 Torn Page (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Day When Something Happened
30. 30.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 Torn Page
31. 31.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Late Train
32. 32.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) The Sandcastle
33. 33.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Butterfly at the Window
34. 34.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
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) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Broken Swing
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
37. 37.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 Broken Swing (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Late Train
38. 38.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) The Slipped Chain (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Blue Lake
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Blue paint spills over a poster” (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Blue Lake
40. 40.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 Broken Swing (c) The Cookie Stall

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