Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 200 · 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 hooks the reader most? (a) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
2. 2.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
3. 3.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
6. 6.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (b) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (c) My story is about a day at school.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
11. 11.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
12. 12.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (c) My story is about a day at school.
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
18. 18.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
19. 19.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
20. 20.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Did you know our school has a secret door? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight.
22. 22.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) My story is about a day at school.
23. 23.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) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
24. 24.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (b) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (c) My story is about a day at school.
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) My story is about a day at school.
27. 27.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Where do lost socks really go? (b) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
32. 32.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
34. 34.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) How do you catch a cloud in a jar?
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) My story is about a day at school.
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (c) There was a house. It had a door.
40. 40.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word

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