Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 81 · 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) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
2. 2.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Who would steal a whole bus? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
3. 3.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (b) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (c) My story is about a day at school.
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) My story is about a day at school.
9. 9.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera.
10. 10.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
11. 11.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
12. 12.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
14. 14.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
15. 15.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
16. 16.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) What would you do if your shadow ran away? (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
17. 17.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
19. 19.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Who left giant footprints on our roof?
20. 20.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
21. 21.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
23. 23.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 sound word (c) it starts with a question
24. 24.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
27. 27.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk? (b) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
28. 28.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
29. 29.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
31. 31.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa.
32. 32.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
33. 33.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) “I can fly!” said the little elephant.
36. 36.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) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) My story is about a day at school.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook.

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