Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 327 · 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?
   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
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) Where do lost socks really go?
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
6. 6.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
8. 8.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (c) There was a house. It had a door.
9. 9.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Who would steal a whole bus? (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
12. 12.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
13. 13.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (c) Who left giant footprints on our roof?
14. 14.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
15. 15.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (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?
    Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (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) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Where do lost socks really go? (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?
    Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Who left giant footprints on our roof?
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day?
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark.
26. 26.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (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?
    “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
28. 28.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
29. 29.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
30. 30.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav.
31. 31.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) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic.
32. 32.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook.
37. 37.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away.
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
39. 39.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
40. 40.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question

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