Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 281 · 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) My story is about a day at school. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev.
2. 2.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
3. 3.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
4. 4.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Have you ever met a goat that could read?
9. 9.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
12. 12.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) My story is about a day at school.
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
14. 14.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Where do lost socks really go? (b) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
15. 15.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
17. 17.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) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev.
18. 18.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
22. 22.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 question (c) it starts with a sound word
23. 23.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
24. 24.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) Did you know our school has a secret door? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
25. 25.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
29. 29.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever met a goat that could read? (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?
    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
31. 31.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) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir.
32. 32.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) My story is about a day at school.
33. 33.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) “I can fly!” said the little elephant.
34. 34.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
35. 35.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
38. 38.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
39. 39.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic.

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