Story Title Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 20: Choosing a story title · Set 746 · 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 Day When Something Happened (b) This Is My Story (c) The Missing Tiffin
2. 2.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Puppy in the Storm (b) A Day When Something Happened (c) The Story About the Thing
3. 3.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Late Train (b) The Story About the Thing (c) A Story That I Wrote One Day
4. 4.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 Lost Yak (c) What Happened Next and Then After
5. 5.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “The microphone stops working before her song” (a) The Seed That Would Not Grow (b) The Silent Microphone (c) A Puppy in the Storm
6. 6.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “Wind blows away the rangoli powder” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Sandcastle (c) Whose Puppy?
7. 7.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
   “A goat runs loose and eats the spinach” (a) The Lost Yak (b) The Spelling Bee (c) The Runaway Goat
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 Butterfly at the Window (c) A Day When Something Happened
9. 9.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) Some Things That Happened (c) Lost at the Fair
10. 10.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) Untitled Story Number One (b) A Story That I Wrote One Day (c) The Torn Page
11. 11.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy has torn a page of a library book” (a) The Torn Page (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) The Slipped Chain
12. 12.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 Shy Singer (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Leaky Boat
13. 13.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 Silent Microphone (c) A Day When Something Happened
14. 14.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A marble rolls into a deep drain” (a) The Broken Swing (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) The Lucky Marble
15. 15.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Homework is left at home” (a) The Lucky Marble (b) The Runaway Goat (c) The Forgotten Homework
16. 16.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) Shadows in the Dark (b) The Mixed-up Shoes (c) The Sandcastle
17. 17.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) What Happened Next and Then After (b) This Is My Story (c) Grandpa’s Glasses
18. 18.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Nobody buys anything from the stall” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) The Forgotten Homework (c) The Birthday Cake Mix-up
19. 19.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) The Cookie Stall
20. 20.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A puppy is shivering in the cold rain” (a) The Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Ball in the Pond (c) A Puppy in the Storm
21. 21.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 Runaway Goat (c) What Happened Next and Then After
22. 22.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 Late Train (b) The Kitten on the Roof (c) The Forgotten Homework
23. 23.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 Silent Microphone (c) The Shy Singer
24. 24.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A tiffin box goes missing at lunch time” (a) The Missing Tiffin (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Slipped Chain
25. 25.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Waves keep washing the sandcastle away” (a) The Fallen Sparrow (b) A Friend at Lunch (c) The Sandcastle
26. 26.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby yak wanders away from the herd” (a) The Cookie Stall (b) A Puppy in the Storm (c) The Lost Yak
27. 27.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 Mixed-up Shoes (b) The Missing Tiffin (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
28. 28.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “An aunt loses a gold earring” (a) The Windy Rangoli (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) The Lost Earring
29. 29.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) The Fallen Sparrow (b) The Mango Mystery (c) The Butterfly at the Window
30. 30.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) A Day When Something Happened (b) Whose Puppy? (c) This Is My Story
31. 31.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 Leaky Boat (b) The Butterfly at the Window (c) The Missing Tiffin
32. 32.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “Her model volcano will not fizz” (a) The Late Train (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) The Shy Singer
33. 33.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 Leaky Boat
34. 34.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A baby bird falls out of its nest” (a) The Flat Tyre (b) The Fallen Sparrow (c) A Puppy in the Storm
35. 35.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) The Story About the Thing (b) The Muddy Uniform (c) What Happened Next and Then After
36. 36.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) Some Things That Happened (c) Every Drop Counts
37. 37.Read the story. Which is the best title for it?
    On competition day, Nisha stood on stage in the town hall. Her mind went blank on the word “necessary”. Nisha recalled the rhyme Mrs Sen had taught her. She spelt it slowly, letter by letter, and got it right. Nisha won the silver cup and thanked Mrs Sen. (a) The Spelling Bee (b) The Shy Singer (c) The Muddy Uniform
38. 38.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) A Friend at Lunch (b) Whose Puppy? (c) The Seed That Would Not Grow
39. 39.Which title best fits a story with this problem?
    “A butterfly is trapped at a window” (a) The Butterfly at the Window (b) The Volcano That Would Not Fizz (c) Lost at the Fair
40. 40.A good title is short and makes you want to read. Which is the best title? (a) This Is My Story (b) The Kite in the Neem Tree (c) A Long Story About a Lot of Stuff

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