Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 268 · 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) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
2. 2.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) My story is about a day at school.
3. 3.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Did you know our school has a secret door? (c) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk?
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Who left giant footprints on our roof?
7. 7.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (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) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
9. 9.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose.
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (b) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
17. 17.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
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.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What would you do if your shadow ran away? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
22. 22.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) My story is about a day at school.
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
26. 26.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
29. 29.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away.
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
32. 32.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
34. 34.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 sound word (c) it starts with a question
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Where do lost socks really go? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Have you ever heard a tree laugh?
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) There was a house. It had a door.

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