Types of Hooks

Which type of hook is this?

Approximately 17% (or 12.7 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese.

• Interesting Fact

• Anecdote

• Explanation

• Quote

What type of hook is this?

It would only take one hour to drive to outer space.

• Interesting fact

• Quote

• Explanation

• Anecdote

• Paradox

Which type of hook is this? Bam! I was winning the race, looking back, laughing at Jacob as he trailed behind me, when suddenly I slammed into a telephone pole.

• interesting fact

• anecdote

• paradox

• explanation

• quotation

One type of hook you can use for writing is called an anecdote. What is the definition of anecdote?

• A short explanation of the topic

• A short story

• An interesting fact

• A question that has a yes or no answer.

How many different types of hooks are there?

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What type of hook is this?

Where in the world can you find delicious dishes made with coconut? Hawaii, of course.

• Interesting Fact

• Question

• Specific Details

• Quote

What type of hook is this?

I will always remember my grandmother for her kindness and generosity, her wrinkly but gentle hands soothing away my tears when unkind words brought forth my waterworks.

• Thesis

• Reversal of Expectations

• Specific fact

• Specific Details

Which type of hook is this?

Vince Lombardi, a famous football coach once said, " WINNING is not everything--but making the EFFORT to win is."

• Question

• Anecdote

• Quote

• Interesting Fact

All of the following are types of hooks except…?

• Quote

• Rhetorical Question

• Background Information

• Anecdote

There are…main types of hooks

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