Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 298 · 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.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window.
3. 3.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
4. 4.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) Where do lost socks really go?
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
9. 9.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) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum.
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
11. 11.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
12. 12.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) Have you ever met a goat that could read?
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) My story is about a day at school.
15. 15.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) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
16. 16.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) Who would steal a whole bus? (c) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic.
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
18. 18.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook.
19. 19.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
20. 20.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 question (c) it starts with a sound word
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
22. 22.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
24. 24.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
26. 26.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
27. 27.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) My story is about a day at school.
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window.
31. 31.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
33. 33.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (c) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day?
34. 34.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
35. 35.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Did you know our school has a secret door? (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
40. 40.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question

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