Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 693 · 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 Slipped Chain (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) Some Things That Happened
2. 2.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Slipped Chain
3. 3.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 Ball in the Pond (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
4. 4.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Fallen Sparrow
5. 5.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 Spelling Bee
6. 6.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Late Train (c) The Shy Singer
7. 7.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 Forgotten Homework (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
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 Lost Earring (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Mango Mystery
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Silent Microphone (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Muddy Uniform
10. 10.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A train is three hours late” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Late Train
11. 11.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 Broken Swing (c) The Butterfly at the Window
12. 12.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Leaky Boat
13. 13.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lost Earring (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Forgotten Homework (b) Every Drop Counts (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) Some Things That Happened (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) Untitled Story Number One
16. 16.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Lost Yak
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Lucky Marble
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Runaway Goat (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) Shadows in the Dark
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A new girl has no friends at lunch” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Lost Earring (c) A Friend at Lunch
20. 20.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 Broken Swing (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Cookie Stall
21. 21.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Broken Swing (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
22. 22.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) Some Things That Happened (c) What Happened Next and Then After
23. 23.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Dry Well (b) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
24. 24.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 Missing Tiffin (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) Shadows in the Dark
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Whose Puppy?
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy cannot find its owner” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Blue Lake (c) Whose Puppy?
27. 27.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One stormy night, Diya heard a whimper in a lane in Kochi. A tiny puppy was shivering under a broken cart. Diya held out a biscuit and spoke softly to it. The puppy crept out and licked her hand. Diya named him Moti and made him a warm bed. (a) The Kite in the Neem Tree (b) Grandpa’s Glasses (c) A Puppy in the Storm
28. 28.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) Stuck in the Lift (b) The Lost Earring (c) The Windy Rangoli
29. 29.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 Spelling Bee (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Blue Lake
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Late Train (c) The Kitten on the Roof
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A snake is curled up in a shed” (a) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Snake in the Shed (c) The Lost Earring
32. 32.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Lucky Marble (b) What Happened Next and Then After (c) The Story About the Thing
33. 33.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Late Train
35. 35.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 Sandcastle (b) The Dry Well (c) The Silent Microphone
36. 36.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Blue Lake (b) The Cookie Stall (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
37. 37.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On a Friday afternoon, Dev walked into the school library. His puppy had torn a page of the book he borrowed. Dev was scared, but he told the librarian the truth. Ms Fernandes smiled and showed him how to tape it. Dev mended the page neatly and felt proud of himself. (a) The Torn Page (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Slipped Chain
38. 38.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 Dry Well (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Torn Page
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) The Torn Page (c) The Story About the Thing
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day

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