Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 289 · 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.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 Torn Page
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Spelling Bee (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Some Things That Happened
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Torn Page (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
4. 4.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Broken Swing
5. 5.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) The Mixed-up Shoes
6. 6.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) Stuck in the Lift
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lost Earring
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) The Seed That Would Not Grow
10. 10.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 Flat Tyre (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Leaky Boat
13. 13.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
14. 14.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 Torn Page (b) The Late Train (c) The Ball in the Pond
15. 15.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) A Story That I Wrote One Day
16. 16.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
18. 18.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Story About the Thing
19. 19.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Story About the Thing
20. 20.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One breezy evening, Tanmay played marbles in the back yard. His lucky blue marble rolled into a deep drain. Tanmay could not reach it with his arm or a stick. His sister Gita stuck clay on a stick and lifted it out. Tanmay thanked Gita and kept his marble safe. (a) The Late Train (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Sandcastle
21. 21.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Shy Singer (c) A Puppy in the Storm
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Every Drop Counts
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Shy Singer
24. 24.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 Snake in the Shed (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Missing Tiffin
26. 26.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Late Train (c) The Lost Yak
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The wrong name is written on a cake” (a) Lost at the Fair (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Blue Lake
28. 28.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One cloudy evening, Omkar heard a mew on his rooftop. A little kitten was stuck behind a water tank. Omkar spoke softly and put a saucer of milk nearby. The kitten tiptoed out to drink the milk. Omkar named her Pixie and gave her a cosy box. (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Kitten on the Roof
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Runaway Goat
30. 30.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) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Late Train (c) The Sandcastle
31. 31.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Tuesday evening, Pooja found a puppy in her building. The puppy had a collar, but no owner was nearby. Pooja drew posters and stuck them on every gate. A boy saw a poster and came running for Rocky, his puppy. Pooja waved goodbye as Rocky wagged his tail. (a) Whose Puppy? (b) The Silent Microphone (c) The Ball in the Pond
32. 32.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 Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Runaway Goat
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
34. 34.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 Lost Yak (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Broken Swing
35. 35.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) The Story About the Thing
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) Whose Puppy?
37. 37.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) Whose Puppy? (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Shadows in the Dark
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
39. 39.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 Runaway Goat
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) A Day When Something Happened

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