Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 204 · 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) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) My story is about a day at school.
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day?
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Where do lost socks really go?
9. 9.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
10. 10.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa.
11. 11.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
12. 12.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
13. 13.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever met a goat that could read? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
23. 23.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
27. 27.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
28. 28.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
33. 33.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
35. 35.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Have you ever met a goat that could read?
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
37. 37.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) What would you do if your shadow ran away?
38. 38.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.

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