Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 243 · 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) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
3. 3.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 question (c) it starts with a sound word
4. 4.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
5. 5.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
6. 6.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
7. 7.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
9. 9.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight.
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook.
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
12. 12.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) My story is about a day at school.
13. 13.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 question (c) it starts with a sound word
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir.
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
16. 16.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) What would you do if your shadow ran away?
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
18. 18.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
19. 19.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (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?
    Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What would you do if your shadow ran away? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
23. 23.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
25. 25.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
26. 26.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
27. 27.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
30. 30.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
33. 33.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
34. 34.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
35. 35.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) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk?
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark.
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight.
39. 39.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (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) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.

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