Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 432 · 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?
   “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Blue Lake
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Day When Something Happened
3. 3.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Lost Earring (b) Shadows in the Dark (c) The Ball in the Pond
4. 4.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) A Day When Something Happened (c) Shadows in the Dark
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
6. 6.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) What Happened Next and Then After
7. 7.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Muddy Uniform
8. 8.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Late Train (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Windy Rangoli
10. 10.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 Fallen Sparrow (c) The Shy Singer
11. 11.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Butterfly at the Window
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Ball in the Pond
13. 13.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) Stuck in the Lift (c) The Shy Singer
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Some Things That Happened
15. 15.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Leaky Boat
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Some Things That Happened (c) Every Drop Counts
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 Sandcastle (c) This Is My Story
18. 18.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Blue Lake (c) This Is My Story
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kite gets stuck high up in a tree” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
20. 20.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 Silent Microphone (c) Some Things That Happened
21. 21.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 Broken Swing (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Muddy Uniform
22. 22.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 Slipped Chain (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Lucky Marble
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Late Train (c) The Muddy Uniform
25. 25.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On Annual Day, Kavya waited to sing in the school hall. Just before her turn, the microphone stopped working. Kavya took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. She sang so loudly that everyone could hear her. Imran and the whole hall clapped for Kavya. (a) The Dry Well (b) The Flat Tyre (c) The Silent Microphone
26. 26.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Day When Something Happened
27. 27.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 Lost Yak (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
28. 28.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) A Day When Something Happened
29. 29.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) Every Drop Counts (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lost Yak
30. 30.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 Flat Tyre (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) Shadows in the Dark
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Missing Tiffin
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
34. 34.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) The Missing Tiffin (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Whose Puppy?
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tap keeps dripping and wasting water” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Leaky Boat (c) Every Drop Counts
37. 37.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Flat Tyre
38. 38.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) Lost at the Fair
39. 39.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Cookie Stall (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) Whose Puppy? (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) The Runaway Goat

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