Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 492 · 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) The Story About the Thing (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) Untitled Story Number One
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 Leaky Boat (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Lost Earring
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Day When Something Happened
4. 4.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Day When Something Happened
5. 5.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Mango Mystery
6. 6.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
   One warm evening, Imran opened the garden shed. A long snake was curled up near the door. Imran stepped back slowly and did not touch it. Mr Reddy, a snake rescuer, carried it away safely. Imran learnt that snakes should be left to experts. (a) The Late Train (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Blue Lake
7. 7.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
8. 8.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 Fallen Sparrow (c) The Lost Earring
9. 9.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Flat Tyre (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Silent Microphone
12. 12.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Spelling Bee
13. 13.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Torn Page (c) The Late Train
14. 14.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) Lost at the Fair
15. 15.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) What Happened Next and Then After
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Late Train (c) The Missing Tiffin
17. 17.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Every Drop Counts (c) The Slipped Chain
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 Cookie Stall (c) Untitled Story Number One
19. 19.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 Butterfly at the Window (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Dry Well
20. 20.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 Missing Tiffin (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
21. 21.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) Whose Puppy?
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 Windy Rangoli (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Dry Well
24. 24.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Slipped Chain (c) Untitled Story Number One
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The cricket ball splashes into a pond” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Runaway Goat
27. 27.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Late Train
28. 28.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One Monday morning, Aryan sat down in his classroom. He found that he had left his homework at home. Aryan told Ms Gill the truth before she even asked. Ms Gill let him bring it the next day. Aryan made a checklist so he would never forget again. (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Flat Tyre
29. 29.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Some Things That Happened (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) A Friend at Lunch
30. 30.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Every Drop Counts
31. 31.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Missing Tiffin
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A lift stops between two floors” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) Stuck in the Lift (c) A Puppy in the Storm
33. 33.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 Sandcastle (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Muddy Uniform
34. 34.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 Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) The Runaway Goat
35. 35.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) Lost at the Fair (b) The Runaway Goat (c) Shadows in the Dark
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Late Train (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
37. 37.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) Every Drop Counts (b) The Blue Lake (c) The Leaky Boat
38. 38.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
39. 39.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Dry Well (c) The Lost Yak
40. 40.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Snake in the Shed (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Windy Rangoli

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