Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 178 · 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.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
2. 2.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
3. 3.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
4. 4.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 a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
5. 5.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
6. 6.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook.
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera.
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
11. 11.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
15. 15.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
19. 19.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) My story is about a day at school.
20. 20.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (c) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
22. 22.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) My story is about a day at school.
23. 23.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who would steal a whole bus? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever met a goat that could read? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
25. 25.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
26. 26.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) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk?
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Who would steal a whole bus? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
30. 30.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
31. 31.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
33. 33.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
34. 34.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
38. 38.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Did you know our school has a secret door? (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
40. 40.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking

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