Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 222 · 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) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Who would steal a whole bus?
4. 4.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   What would you do if your shadow ran away? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
7. 7.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (c) My story is about a day at school.
9. 9.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Where do lost socks really go?
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
11. 11.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
13. 13.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever met a goat that could read? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) My story is about a day at school.
16. 16.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
18. 18.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) Did you know our school has a secret door? (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
19. 19.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
20. 20.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
22. 22.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
23. 23.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) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (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) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) How do you catch a cloud in a jar?
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who would steal a whole bus? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
36. 36.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
40. 40.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

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