Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 227 · 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) Did you know our school has a secret door? (b) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (c) There was a house. It had a door.
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark.
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (c) My story is about a day at school.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Who would steal a whole bus? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
7. 7.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
8. 8.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
12. 12.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
13. 13.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who left giant footprints on our roof? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
14. 14.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) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
15. 15.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 sound word (c) it starts with a question
16. 16.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera.
20. 20.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
21. 21.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
26. 26.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) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
27. 27.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
29. 29.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
31. 31.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (c) What would you do if your shadow ran away?
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
34. 34.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
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) “I can fly!” said the little elephant.
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
40. 40.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.

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