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Hook for essays

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of hook is this: Each year thousands of teenagers die in driving accidents

a)

definition (meaning of a word)

b)

shocking statement

c)

Quote from a famous person

d)

question

2.

What kind of hook is this: The dictionary defines gossip as "casual conversation," but gossip is in reality a much more negative interaction.

a)

scene

b)

question

c)

shocking statement

d)

definition

3.

What kind of hook is this: The poet Emily Dickinson once said, "Saying nothing ... sometimes says the most."

a)

humorous statement

b)

dilemma

c)

quote from a famous person

d)

shocking statement

4.

What kind of hook is this: have you ever thought about where your salad came from?

a)

shocking statement

b)

quote from famous person

c)

dilemma

d)

question

5.

What kind of hook is this:

On January 8, 2011, the worst snowstorm in the history of my state paralyzed our area.

a)

scene

b)

definition

c)

humorous statement

d)

comparison

6.

What kind of hook is this:

Many business advertisements offer a free gift, but isn't every gift free?

a)

shocking statement

b)

quote from a famous person

c)

humorous statement

d)

dilemma

7.

What kind of hook is this:

After college, I had to decide between a low-paying job that seemed like fun and a more mundane(boring) job that paid very well.

a)

dilemma

b)

shocking statement

c)

quote from a famous person

d)

question

8.

What kind of hook is this:

Why is it that 98% of people in jail are men?

a)

question

b)

dilemma

c)

scene

d)

shocking statement

9.

What kind of hook is this:

As Hamlet so wisely remarked, "To be, or not to be, that is the question”

a)

definition

b)

quote from a famous person

c)

shocking statement

d)

scene

10.

What kind of hook is this:

It is 2070 and there are cities on the Moon. Mars has declared independence from Earth. Humans have started settling on the moons of Jupiter. The average life expectancy is 250 years.

a)

shocking statement

b)

quote from a famous person

c)

scene

d)

dilemma

11.

What kind of hook is this:

Is it ethical for a boy to steal medicine for his sick mother when he is too poor to buy it?

a)

humorous statement

b)

dilemma

c)

scene

d)

question

12.

What kind of hook is this:

If we spend the tax money on the poor, there will not be enough money for the army to defend our country.

a)

definition

b)

dilemma

c)

scene

d)

question

13.

What kind of hook is this:

Dying is not natural; rather, dying is a curable disease.

a)

definition

b)

shocking statement

c)

humorous statement

d)

dilemma

14.

What kind of hook is this:

The Earth has been through many global coolings and global warmings; that is, climate change is a normal occurrence.

a)

delimma

b)

quotation

c)

shocking statement

d)

scene

15.

What kind of hook is this:

Superman is very powerful because he wears his underwear over his pants.

a)

dilemma

b)

scene

c)

question

d)

humorous statement