Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 214 · 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) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
5. 5.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Did you know our school has a secret door? (b) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (c) My story is about a day at school.
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (c) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet.
11. 11.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 a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
12. 12.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
13. 13.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
14. 14.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (c) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant?
15. 15.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
17. 17.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
19. 19.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
20. 20.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) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera.
21. 21.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) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
22. 22.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
27. 27.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
28. 28.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) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
29. 29.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who would steal a whole bus? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
30. 30.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav.
31. 31.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) Where do lost socks really go?
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) Why was the old well glowing at midnight?
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) My story is about a day at school.
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
38. 38.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot.

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