Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 206 · 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) There was a house. It had a door. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav.
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
3. 3.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
4. 4.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Have you ever met a goat that could read?
5. 5.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
6. 6.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
7. 7.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) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
8. 8.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 question (c) it starts with a sound word
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Did you know our school has a secret door? (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
11. 11.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) My story is about a day at school.
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (c) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk?
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
16. 16.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 sound word (c) it starts with a question
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) How do you catch a cloud in a jar?
18. 18.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir.
19. 19.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) My story is about a day at school.
21. 21.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
22. 22.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) What would you do if your shadow ran away?
23. 23.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (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?
    Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
25. 25.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever met a goat that could read? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
26. 26.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
27. 27.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose.
28. 28.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
29. 29.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 question (c) it starts with a sound word
30. 30.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
31. 31.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Did you know our school has a secret door? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
34. 34.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa.
38. 38.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (b) Who would steal a whole bus? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
40. 40.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.

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