Hook your reader
5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: W.5.3.A, W.5.2.A · England: Y5/6 Writing (openings), Y5/6 Writing (composition)
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Question 1
What kind of hook is this opening? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on Mars?
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 2
Which is the strongest opening for a story about a first day at school?
- A. It was my first day at school.
- B. My new shoes squeaked with every step, and everyone turned to look.
- C. This story is about school.
- D. School is a place where children learn.
Question 3
What kind of hook is this opening? "We're going to be late!" Ava cried, grabbing her bag.
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 4
Which is the strongest opening for a story about a first day at school?
- A. This story is about school.
- B. It was my first day at school.
- C. My new shoes squeaked with every step, and everyone turned to look.
- D. School is a place where children learn.
Question 5
What kind of hook is this opening? "We're going to be late!" Ava cried, grabbing her bag.
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 6
Which is the strongest opening for a report on why we should save bees?
- A. I will now write about bees.
- B. This report is about bees.
- C. Without bees, your breakfast might look very different.
- D. Bees are insects.
Question 7
What kind of hook is this opening? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on Mars?
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 8
Which is the strongest opening for an article about the deep ocean?
- A. The ocean is deep.
- B. This article is about the ocean.
- C. I like the ocean.
- D. Most of the deep ocean floor has never been seen by human eyes.
Question 9
What kind of hook is this opening? A single honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day.
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 10
Which is the strongest opening for a story about a first day at school?
- A. This story is about school.
- B. It was my first day at school.
- C. My new shoes squeaked with every step, and everyone turned to look.
- D. School is a place where children learn.
Question 11
What kind of hook is this opening? Thunder rattled the windows as Leo crept down the dark stairs.
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 12
Which is the strongest opening for a story about a robot?
- A. The robot's eyes flickered on, and the first thing it saw was me.
- B. Robots are machines.
- C. There was a robot.
- D. This is a story about a robot.
Question 13
What kind of hook is this opening? The ground shook, and the tallest tree crashed into the river.
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 14
Which is the strongest opening for a story about a first day at school?
- A. School is a place where children learn.
- B. This story is about school.
- C. My new shoes squeaked with every step, and everyone turned to look.
- D. It was my first day at school.
Question 15
What kind of hook is this opening? A single honeybee visits hundreds of flowers in one day.
- A. a question
- B. a surprising fact
- C. dialogue (speech)
- D. action or vivid description
Question 16
Which is the strongest opening for an article about the deep ocean?
- A. Most of the deep ocean floor has never been seen by human eyes.
- B. I like the ocean.
- C. The ocean is deep.
- D. This article is about the ocean.
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