Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 256 · 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) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
2. 2.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
3. 3.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
4. 4.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
11. 11.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose.
19. 19.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) “I can fly!” said the little elephant.
21. 21.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) Who left giant footprints on our roof?
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (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) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
28. 28.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Did you know our school has a secret door? (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook.
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day?
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (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?
    “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
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Where do lost socks really go? (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
36. 36.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
37. 37.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
38. 38.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
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.

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