Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 277 · 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) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
2. 2.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
3. 3.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
4. 4.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
5. 5.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (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) My story is about a day at school. (b) Who would steal a whole bus? (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic.
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
11. 11.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) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir.
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
15. 15.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
16. 16.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha.
18. 18.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Did you know our school has a secret door? (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
19. 19.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who would steal a whole bus? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
20. 20.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
22. 22.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
23. 23.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight.
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
25. 25.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
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) There was a girl. She had a bag.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera.
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet.
29. 29.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
30. 30.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) How do you catch a cloud in a jar?
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
33. 33.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) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
35. 35.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Did you know our school has a secret door? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
38. 38.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) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant?
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Have you ever heard a tree laugh?
40. 40.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

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