Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 76 · 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) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
2. 2.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) Why was the old well glowing at midnight?
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
4. 4.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 question (c) it starts with a sound word
5. 5.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
8. 8.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
9. 9.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
11. 11.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Who left giant footprints on our roof? (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?
    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
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
23. 23.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
25. 25.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
26. 26.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
27. 27.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Did you know our school has a secret door? (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
28. 28.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (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?
    Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet.
31. 31.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
32. 32.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav.
33. 33.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) Have you ever heard a tree laugh?
34. 34.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (b) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (c) My story is about a day at school.
35. 35.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
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What would you do if your shadow ran away? (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?
    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
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
40. 40.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.

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