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Hook Techniques

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which hook technique did the writer use?


"I can still remember my first night in Harris County jail."

a)

Humor

b)

Anecdote

c)

Personal Story

d)

Vivid Description

2.

Which hook technique did the writer use?


"From cell phones to tablets, cameras and laptops, technology flows through society like a fish through water."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Unexpected Claim

c)

Question

d)

Statistic

3.

Which hook technique did the writer use?


"The costs of locking someone up is more than college tuition."

a)

Anecdote

b)

Vivid Description

c)

Humor

d)

Unexpected Claim

4.

Which hook technique did the writer use?


"The giant prison, grey and made only of brick and concrete, seemed cold in comparison to the warm environment of the school classroom that the convicts once belonged to."

a)

Humor

b)

Vivid description

c)

Personal story

d)

Anecdote

5.

Which hook technique did the writer use?


Blacks and Hispanics make up almost 32% of the US population, but they made up 56% of all incarcerated people in 2015."

a)

Statistic

b)

Personal Story

c)

Anecdote

d)

Metaphor

6.

Out of these options, which hook technique should you try your hardest to stay away from?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personal Story

c)

Questions

d)

Unexpected claim

7.

Which hook technique did the writer use?


"The new inmate could quickly tell that the others did not like her by the looks on their faces."

a)

Personal Story

b)

Humor

c)

Metaphor

d)

Anecdote

8.

Why did we say that humor is the toughest hook technique to use?

a)

The use of humor depends on the writing topic

b)

It is difficult to make people laugh through words

c)

Not everyone shares the same sense of humor

d)

All of the above

9.

What does a strong hook do for your reader?

a)

Intimidates them

b)

Catches their attention

c)

Introduces you to them

d)

Tells them what you will be writing about

10.

Which of these is not a part of H.B.T.?

a)

Hook

b)

Because

c)

Thesis

d)

Bridge

11.

What is the bridge's responsibility in H.B.T.?

a)

To introduce the topic to the reader

b)

To catch the reader's attention

c)

To connect the hook to the thesis

d)

To explain the thesis

12.

True or false:


Open thesis is based on fact, closed is based on opinion.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Is this thesis statement open or closed?


Technology has made people lazy.

a)

Open

b)

Closed

14.

Why should you stay away from asking questions as a hook?

a)

Unoriginal

b)

Not interesting enough

c)

Comes off as a gimmick

d)

All of the above