Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 218 · 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) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
2. 2.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
3. 3.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Where do lost socks really go? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
5. 5.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
6. 6.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (b) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
9. 9.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) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) My story is about a day at school.
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight.
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
14. 14.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Have you ever met a goat that could read?
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant?
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
19. 19.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
20. 20.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
22. 22.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) My story is about a day at school.
23. 23.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (c) My story is about a day at school.
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
25. 25.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
26. 26.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
27. 27.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Where do lost socks really go?
31. 31.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (b) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
33. 33.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
34. 34.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) My story is about a day at school.
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.

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