Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 130 · 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?
   Where do lost socks really go? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
2. 2.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
3. 3.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
4. 4.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
9. 9.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
10. 10.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
11. 11.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
12. 12.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
13. 13.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) My story is about a day at school.
18. 18.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
19. 19.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
23. 23.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
24. 24.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
26. 26.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
27. 27.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) My story is about a day at school.
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
34. 34.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What would you do if your shadow ran away? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
38. 38.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) My story is about a day at school.

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