Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 317 · 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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Lost Earring
3. 3.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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Snake in the Shed
4. 4.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 Cookie Stall
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
6. 6.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 Slipped Chain (c) The Leaky Boat
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kitten on the Roof
8. 8.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) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) A Friend at Lunch
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) Whose Puppy?
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Untitled Story Number One
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
14. 14.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 Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Blue Lake
15. 15.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Late Train
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Day When Something Happened
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Late Train (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Late Train (c) The Kitten on the Roof
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Lost Yak
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) Every Drop Counts (c) Lost at the Fair
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The village well has dried up” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Dry Well
22. 22.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) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Dry Well
23. 23.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 Silent Microphone (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Shadows in the Dark
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Windy Rangoli
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Runaway Goat (b) This Is My Story (c) Some Things That Happened
26. 26.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) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Broken Swing
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Whose Puppy?
28. 28.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Puppy in the Storm
29. 29.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) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Missing Tiffin
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “She is too shy to sing in front of others” (a) The Shy Singer (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Kitten on the Roof
31. 31.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Shy Singer
32. 32.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) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Mango Mystery
33. 33.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 Seed That Would Not Grow
34. 34.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Snake in the Shed
35. 35.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 Windy Rangoli (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) Lost at the Fair
36. 36.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 Late Train (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Ball in the Pond
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Torn Page (c) The Snake in the Shed
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Shadows in the Dark
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) This Is My Story (c) A Friend at Lunch
40. 40.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 Cookie Stall (c) Shadows in the Dark

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