Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 102 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Grab them at once): Start with someone speaking: “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. Start with a question: Where do lost socks really go? Start with a sound word: Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. Avoid “This is a story about…”.

1. 1.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
2. 2.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
3. 3.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose.
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day?
5. 5.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window.
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) Who would steal a whole bus?
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
11. 11.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
13. 13.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark.
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
19. 19.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir.
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet.
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) Who left giant footprints on our roof?
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
26. 26.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) What would you do if your shadow ran away?
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
30. 30.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev.
31. 31.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot.
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.

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