WorksheetsHook Techniques
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which hook technique did the writer use?
"I can still remember my first night in Harris County jail."
Humor
Anecdote
Personal Story
Vivid Description
Which hook technique did the writer use?
"From cell phones to tablets, cameras and laptops, technology flows through society like a fish through water."
Metaphor
Unexpected Claim
Question
Statistic
Which hook technique did the writer use?
"The costs of locking someone up is more than college tuition."
Anecdote
Vivid Description
Humor
Unexpected Claim
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."
Humor
Vivid description
Personal story
Anecdote
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."
Statistic
Personal Story
Anecdote
Metaphor
Out of these options, which hook technique should you try your hardest to stay away from?
Metaphor
Personal Story
Questions
Unexpected claim
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."
Personal Story
Humor
Metaphor
Anecdote
Why did we say that humor is the toughest hook technique to use?
The use of humor depends on the writing topic
It is difficult to make people laugh through words
Not everyone shares the same sense of humor
All of the above
What does a strong hook do for your reader?
Intimidates them
Catches their attention
Introduces you to them
Tells them what you will be writing about
Which of these is not a part of H.B.T.?
Hook
Because
Thesis
Bridge
What is the bridge's responsibility in H.B.T.?
To introduce the topic to the reader
To catch the reader's attention
To connect the hook to the thesis
To explain the thesis
True or false:
Open thesis is based on fact, closed is based on opinion.
True
False
Is this thesis statement open or closed?
Technology has made people lazy.
Open
Closed
Why should you stay away from asking questions as a hook?
Unoriginal
Not interesting enough
Comes off as a gimmick
All of the above
