Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 247 · 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) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
2. 2.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose.
3. 3.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) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
4. 4.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
5. 5.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev.
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
11. 11.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
12. 12.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
13. 13.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
14. 14.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
15. 15.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
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 a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
19. 19.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
20. 20.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Where do lost socks really go? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
22. 22.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (b) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
23. 23.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
24. 24.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) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
25. 25.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
26. 26.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (c) My story is about a day at school.
28. 28.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
29. 29.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away.
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight.
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
34. 34.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Did you know our school has a secret door? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
37. 37.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
38. 38.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.

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