Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 36 · 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) What Happened Next and Then After (b) Whose Puppy? (c) Untitled Story Number One
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Missing Tiffin
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Torn Page (c) The Flat Tyre
4. 4.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) The Slipped Chain
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Late Train (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Cookie Stall
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Runaway Goat
8. 8.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 Missing Tiffin (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Lost Earring
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Stuck in the Lift
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Flat Tyre
11. 11.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) Shadows in the Dark
12. 12.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) Some Things That Happened
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Every Drop Counts (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) What Happened Next and Then After
14. 14.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 Kitten on the Roof (c) The Story About the Thing
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Slipped Chain (b) The Late Train (c) The Torn Page
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Lost Earring (c) Lost at the Fair
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) This Is My Story (c) Untitled Story Number One
18. 18.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Leaky Boat (c) The Muddy Uniform
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) Every Drop Counts (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Leaky Boat
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) Whose Puppy?
21. 21.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) A Friend at Lunch
22. 22.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “His running shoes are the wrong size” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Flat Tyre (c) Shadows in the Dark
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Kitten on the Roof (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Late Train
24. 24.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Lucky Marble
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The seat of the park swing has cracked” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Windy Rangoli
26. 26.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Spelling Bee
27. 27.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) The Mango Mystery (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Every Drop Counts
28. 28.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 Story About the Thing (c) The Fallen Sparrow
29. 29.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 Sandcastle (c) Untitled Story Number One
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Yak (b) This Is My Story (c) Some Things That Happened
31. 31.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
32. 32.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 Blue Lake (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lucky Marble
33. 33.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Butterfly at the Window
34. 34.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 Runaway Goat (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Late Train
35. 35.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Dry Well (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Silent Microphone
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) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
37. 37.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) The Silent Microphone
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Untitled Story Number One
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) This Is My Story (c) A Day When Something Happened
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) The Broken Swing (c) The Torn Page

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