Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 280 · 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) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark.
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) “I can fly!” said the little elephant.
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
6. 6.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Have you ever heard a tree laugh?
7. 7.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
8. 8.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
9. 9.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
10. 10.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
11. 11.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) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
12. 12.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) My story is about a day at school.
13. 13.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark.
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
19. 19.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
22. 22.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
23. 23.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
24. 24.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
26. 26.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
27. 27.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) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
29. 29.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) My story is about a day at school.
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot.
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
38. 38.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
40. 40.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word

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