Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 30 · 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) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
2. 2.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
3. 3.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
5. 5.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
8. 8.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
9. 9.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Did you know our school has a secret door? (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
14. 14.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
18. 18.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 a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
19. 19.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who would steal a whole bus? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
20. 20.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (b) There was a girl. She had a bag. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who left giant footprints on our roof? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose.
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) My story is about a day at school.
26. 26.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) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
27. 27.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk?
28. 28.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) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away.
29. 29.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Where do lost socks really go? (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Have you ever heard a tree laugh?
33. 33.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Where do lost socks really go? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
38. 38.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (c) There was a house. It had a door.

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