Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 95 · 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) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
2. 2.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) My story is about a day at school.
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) Ring, ring! The phone woke the whole house.
4. 4.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 someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
5. 5.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Why did the cat bring home a fish every day? (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) My story is about a day at school.
6. 6.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (c) My story is about a day at school.
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (c) This is a story about a boy called Ravi.
8. 8.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Bang! Something heavy fell in the attic.
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (b) Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
12. 12.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 a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
13. 13.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (b) A boy went to school. Then he came home. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
14. 14.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
15. 15.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) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa.
16. 16.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
17. 17.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
18. 18.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill.
19. 19.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question
20. 20.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “I can fly!” said the little elephant. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) A boy went to school. Then he came home.
21. 21.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car?
22. 22.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark.
23. 23.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk?
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
26. 26.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
28. 28.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
29. 29.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) What would you do if your shadow ran away?
30. 30.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Where do lost socks really go? (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
32. 32.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
33. 33.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
34. 34.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) What was hiding inside Grandma’s locked trunk?
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) My story is about a day at school.
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) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya.
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (b) Have you ever woken up as tiny as an ant? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) “Quick, the train is leaving!” yelled Meera. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
40. 40.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a question

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