Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 157 · 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?
   “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
2. 2.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight.
4. 4.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) My story is about a day at school.
5. 5.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (c) There was a house. It had a door.
6. 6.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
7. 7.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
8. 8.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away.
12. 12.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
13. 13.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
15. 15.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
16. 16.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Did you know our school has a secret door? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
18. 18.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (c) My story is about a day at school.
19. 19.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
20. 20.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) There was a house. It had a door.
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
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.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa.
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
27. 27.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
28. 28.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
29. 29.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
30. 30.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
31. 31.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Where do lost socks really go? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who left giant footprints on our roof? (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) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) There was a house. It had a door.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
38. 38.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
39. 39.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) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.

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