Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 86 · 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 hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
2. 2.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
4. 4.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Who left giant footprints on our roof? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
7. 7.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
8. 8.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
9. 9.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) My story is about a day at school. (c) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav.
12. 12.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
13. 13.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (b) Where do lost socks really go? (c) My story is about a day at school.
14. 14.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Who would steal a whole bus?
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
16. 16.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
17. 17.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
18. 18.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “I found a map under my bed!” said Isha. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
22. 22.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (b) Who left giant footprints on our roof? (c) This story is about a cat and a mouse.
24. 24.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (b) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
25. 25.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
26. 26.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani.
28. 28.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
29. 29.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (c) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (b) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. (c) My story is about a day at school.
31. 31.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
32. 32.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
33. 33.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (c) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
36. 36.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (c) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets?
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Did you know our school has a secret door?
39. 39.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 a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
40. 40.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question

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