Story Starters Worksheet

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

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