Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 705 · 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 Story That I Wrote One Day (b) The Broken Swing (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
2. 2.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 Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Dry Well
3. 3.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) The Silent Microphone (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Late Train
4. 4.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) A Puppy in the Storm (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Kite in the Neem Tree
5. 5.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Day When Something Happened
6. 6.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 Windy Rangoli (b) The Sandcastle (c) The Broken Swing
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A kitten is stuck behind a water tank” (a) The Lost Earring (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Kitten on the Roof
8. 8.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A boy gets lost in a big crowd” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) Lost at the Fair (c) The Missing Tiffin
9. 9.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A bean seed does not sprout” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Seed That Would Not Grow (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
10. 10.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    One rainy morning, Ayaan walked down the muddy lane. A passing scooter sprayed mud all over his white uniform. Ayaan ran home and told Maa what had happened. Maa quickly gave him a clean spare uniform. Ayaan reached school just as the bell rang. (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Lost Earring
11. 11.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 Forgotten Homework (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Late Train
12. 12.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 Silent Microphone (c) The Broken Swing
13. 13.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 Broken Swing (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Missing Tiffin
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Late Train
15. 15.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 Shy Singer (b) The Cookie Stall (c) A Friend at Lunch
16. 16.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The lights go out and her little brother cries” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) Shadows in the Dark
17. 17.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Grandpa cannot find his reading glasses” (a) Grandpa’s Glasses (b) The Windy Rangoli (c) The Broken Swing
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Muddy Uniform (b) The Silent Microphone (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
19. 19.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz
20. 20.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) The Blue Lake (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
21. 21.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) The Butterfly at the Window
22. 22.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On her birthday morning, Riya hurried to the bakery. The cake said “Happy Birthday, Rita” instead of Riya! Riya laughed and asked politely if it could be fixed. Uncle Jacob, the baker, added a neat y in icing. Riya carried home a cake with her name spelt right. (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Birthday Cake Mix-up (c) The Missing Tiffin
23. 23.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Leaky Boat (b) The Lucky Marble (c) The Kitten on the Roof
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Torn Page (c) A Friend at Lunch
25. 25.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Mango Mystery (b) The Story About the Thing (c) Some Things That Happened
26. 26.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Lost Yak (c) The Lost Earring
27. 27.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 Seed That Would Not Grow (c) Whose Puppy?
28. 28.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) Lost at the Fair
29. 29.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 Mango Mystery (c) The Mixed-up Shoes
30. 30.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mangoes keep vanishing from the trees” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Mango Mystery
31. 31.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Mud splashes all over a white uniform” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) The Mango Mystery
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A car tyre goes flat on a long trip” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Lucky Marble
33. 33.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A bicycle chain slips off halfway up a hill” (a) The Sandcastle (b) The Slipped Chain (c) The Spelling Bee
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A hard word makes her mind go blank” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Spelling Bee
35. 35.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 Day When Something Happened (c) The Runaway Goat
36. 36.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Leaky Boat (b) Some Things That Happened (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff
37. 37.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) The Fallen Sparrow
38. 38.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 Volcano That Would Not Fizz (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Forgotten Homework
39. 39.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Runaway Goat
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Slipped Chain (b) Untitled Story Number One (c) The Story About the Thing

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