harry potter book 1 quick quizzes and do now tasks
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Great activities to settle students quickly and engage them in the lesson faster. Test their memory (and make sure they are reading the book)TRANSCRIPT
Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone
Do Now Tasks and Quick Quizzes
Chapter One – The Boy who Lived
Quick Quiz Questions:1. Who is the descriptions of in the introduction?
2. How are the Dursley’s and Harry Potter related?
3. What sort of animal is beginning to appear everywhere?
4. What is the big event that has occurred in the wizarding world?
5. Why is Harry so special?
Chapter One – The Boy who Lived
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) Who is the descriptions of in the introduction?A: Mr Dursley, Mrs Dursley and Dudley.
2.) How are the Dursley’s and Harry Potter related?A: Petunia is Harry’s mothers sister (Harry’s Aunt)
3.) What sort of animal is beginning to appear everywhere?A: Owls
4.) What is the big event that has occurred in the wizarding world?A; Voldemort has been defeated and vanished
5.) Why is Harry so special?A: Voldemort could not kill Harry.
Chapter Two – The Vanishing Glass
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) How many years have passed?
2.) Where is Harry’s room?
3.) Who’s birthday is it?
4.) Where do they go?
5.) What happens at the snake enclosure?
Chapter Two – The Vanishing Glass
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) How many years have passed?A: Nearly ten years.
2.) Where is Harry’s room?A: In the cupboard under the stairs.
3.) Who’s birthday is it?A: Dudley’s
4.) Where do they go?A: To the Zoo
5.) What happens at the snake enclosure?A: Harry talks to the snake and the glass disappears when Dudley and his friend are bashing on it and yelling.
Chapter Three – The Letters from No One
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) What was the address on Harry’s letter?
2.) Why do the Dursely’s and Harry end up going away?
3.) Where do they end up?
4.) How old will Harry be on his next birthday?
5.)What Happens on the very moment that it is Harry’s birthday?
Chapter Three – The Letters from No One
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) What was the address on Harry’s letter?A: The cupboard under the stairs.
2.) Why do the Dursely’s and Harry end up going away?A: To escape the letters and fool whoever is sending them.
3.) Where do they end up?A: A little shack, on the rock, in the middle of the sea.
4.) How old will Harry be on his next birthday?A: 11
5.)What Happens on the very moment that it is Harry’s birthday?A: There is a knock at the door
Do Now TaskUsing the description of
Hagrid in chapter four,
draw a picture of him in your
books.
Chapter Four – The Keeper of the Keys
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) Who was at the door?
2.) What is his official title?
3.) What does Harry learn about himself?
4.) What are non-magic folk called?
5.) What is the real name of “You-Know-Who?”
Chapter Four – The Keeper of the Keys
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) Who was at the door?A: Hagrid
2.) What is his official title?A: Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of the Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts
3.) What does Harry learn about himself?A: That he is a wizard and that he is famous.
4.) What are non-magic folk called?A: Muggles
5.) What is the real name of “You-Know-Who?”A: Voldemort
Chapter Five – Diagon Alley
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) What is the Wizard bank called?
2.) Who is it run by?
3.) Name three things Harry needs to buy for Hogwarts?
4.) What is the number on the vault that Hagrid and Harry visit?
5.) What kind of wand does Harry get and what is so special about it?
Chapter Five – Diagon Alley
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) What is the Wizard bank called?A: Gringotts.
2.) Who is it run by?A: Goblin’s.
3.) Name three things Harry needs to buy for Hogwarts?A: Uniform, Books, Wand, Cauldron, Animal.
4.) What is the number on the vault that Hagrid and Harry visit?A: 713
5.) What kind of wand does Harry get and what is so special about it?A: Holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches. The phoenix feather is only in one other wand, the one that gave Harry his scar.
Do Now TaskIn your books, Draw an image
of what you think the Hogwarts
Express might look like.
Chapter Six – The Journey from Platform Nine and Three
Quarters
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) How does Harry get to platform 9 ¾?
2.) What is the name of the first person Harry befriends?
3.)What type of animal does he have, and what is its name?
4.) What is different about wizard photographs?
Chapter Six – The Journey from Platform Nine and Three
QuartersQuick Quiz Answers:
1.) How does Harry get to platform 9 ¾?A: Running through the wall
2.) What is the name of the first person Harry befriends?A: Ron Weasly
3.)What type of animal does he have, and what is its name?A: A rat, his name is Scabbers
4.) What is different about wizard photographs?A: The subjects in the pictures can move, they are not still images.
Chapter Seven – The Sorting Hat
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) Name the four houses at Hogwarts.
2.) In which house is Hermione placed?
3.) In which house does Harry think he will be placed?
4.) Which house does the hat place Ron and Harry?
Chapter Seven – The Sorting Hat
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) Name the four houses at Hogwarts.A: Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw
2.) In which house is Hermione placed?A: Gryffindor
3.) In which house does Harry think he will be placed?A: Slytherin
4.) Which house does the hat place Ron and Harry?A: Gryffindor
Do Now TaskIn your books, write a
newspaper article for the Daily Prophet describing the
break in at Gringotts Bank.
Chapter Eight – The Potions Master
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) What is Mr Filch’s cats name?
2.) What is the name of the teacher who teachers Herbology?
3.) What is the name of the teacher who teachers Potions?
4.) Who is Fang?
5.) What does Harry find so interesting about the Gringotts break in?
Chapter Eight – The Potions Master
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) What is Mr Filch’s cats name?A: Mrs Norris
2.) What is the name of the teacher who teachers Herbology?A: Professor Sprout
3.) What is the name of the teacher who teachers Potions?A: Professor Snape
4.) Who is Fang?A: Hagrid’s dog
5.) What does Harry find so interesting about the Gringotts break in?A: They broke into the same vault that Hagrid went to for Professor Dumbledore.
Do Now TaskIn your books, using the
description in chapter 9, draw
an image the three-headed
dog.
Chapter Nine – The Midnight Duel
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) What doest Neville receive in the post?
2.) Who teaches flying?
3.) What does Professor McGonagall want Harry to do after she sees him fly?
4.) What does Draco challenge Harry to do?
5.) What do they see on the forbidden third floor?
Chapter Nine – The Midnight Duel
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) What doest Neville receive in the post?A: A Remembrall
2.) Who teaches flying?A: Madam Hooch?
3.) What does Professor McGonagall want Harry to do after she sees him fly?A: Play Quidditch
4.) What does Draco challenge Harry to do?A: A Wizards duel
5.) What do they see on the forbidden third floor?A: A large, three-headed dog.
Chapter Ten – Hallowe’en
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) What is in the package that Harry received?
2.) Name the three balls used in Quidditch
3.) What kind of creature manages to get into Hogwarts?
4.) Which Character becomes trapped with it?
5.) How do Harry, Ron and Hermione become friends?
Chapter Ten – Hallowe’en
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) What is in the package that Harry received?A: A Nimbus Two-Thousand broomstick
2.) Name the three balls used in QuidditchA: Quaffles, Bludhers and a Snitch
3.) What kind of creature manages to get into Hogwarts?A: A Troll
4.) Which Character becomes trapped with it?A: Hermione
5.) How do Harry, Ron and Hermione become friends?A: Harry and Ron save Hermione from the Troll
Chapter Eleven – Quidditch
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) How many ways are there to commit a Quidditch foul?
2.) Which two teams play in the first match?
3.) Who wins?
4.) What was the score?
5.) Who does Hermione think is jinxing Harry’s broom?
Chapter Eleven – Quidditch
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) How many ways are there to commit a Quidditch foul?A:700
2.) Which two teams play in the first match?A: Gryffindor and Slytherin
3.) Who wins?A: Gryffindor
4.) What was the score?A: 170 - 60
5.) Who does Hermione think is jinxing Harry’s broom?A: Professor Snape
Chapter Twelve – The Mirror of Erised
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) Who do Harry, Ron and Hermione begin to research?
2.) What is the name of the Librarian?
3.) What do Harry’s Aunt and Uncle send him for Christmas?
4.) Where does Harry go with the invisibility cloak?
5.) What does Harry see in the mirror?
Chapter Twelve – The Mirror of Erised
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) Who do Harry, Ron and Hermione begin to research?A: Nicholas Flamel
2.) What is the name of the Librarian?A: Madam Prince
3.) What do Harry’s Aunt and Uncle send him for Christmas?A: A fifty Pence piece
4.) Where does Harry go with the invisibility cloak?A: Harry goes to the restricted section of the library
5.) What does Harry see in the mirror?A: His parents
Chapter Thirteen – Nicholas Flamel
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) Who is going to referee the Quidditch match?
2.) Where do Harry and his friends find information about Nicholas Flamel?
3.) What is on the boarder of the Hogwarts grounds?
4.) Who meets in the forest?
5.) What do Harry and his friends think they are planning?
Chapter Thirteen – Nicholas Flamel
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) Who is going to referee the Quidditch match?A: Professor Snape
2.) Where do Harry and his friends find information about Nicholas Flamel?A: A chocolate frog collectors card
3.) What is on the boarder of the Hogwarts grounds?A: The Forbidden Forest
4.) Who meets in the forest?A: Professor Snape and Professor Quirrell
5.) What do Harry and his friends think they are planning?A: They are planning to steal the philosophers stone
Do Now TaskIn your books,
describe your own breed of dragon. What does it look
like, smell like, special talents/
magical powers?
Chapter Fourteen – Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) Are Wizards allowed to keep dragons as pets?
2.) What law says so?
3.) How does Hagrid come to own a dragon?
4.) Who is Hagrid planning on giving the dragon to?
5.) Who discovers that Hagrid has a dragon besides Harry and his friends?
Chapter Fourteen – Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) Are Wizards allowed to keep dragons as pets?A: No
2.) What law says so?A: The Warlocks convention of 1709
3.) How does Hagrid come to own a dragon?A: He won Norbert in a bet
4.) Who is Hagrid planning on giving the dragon to?A: Ron’s brother Charlie
5.) Who discovers that Hagrid has a dragon besides Harry and his friends?A: Draco
Chapter Fifteen – The Forbidden Forest
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) How many points are deducted from Gryffindor house?
2.) What do Harry and his friends have to do for detention?
3.) Who is group with who for detention?
4.) Who saves Harry in the forest?
5.) Who doest Harry think wants the stone after this night?
Chapter Fifteen – The Forbidden Forest
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) How many points are deducted from Gryffindor house?A: 150
2.) What do Harry and his friends have to do for detention?A: Help Hagrid find a hurt unicorn in the forest
3.) Who is group with who for detention?Hagrid, Harry and Hermione and Draco, Neville and Fang
4.) Who saves Harry in the forest?Firenze, a centaur
5.) Who doest Harry think wants the stone after this night?A: Voldemort
Chapter Sixteen – Through the Trapdoor
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) What is happening to Harry’s scar?
2.) What does Hermione do to Neville?
3.) How can one get past Fluffy?
4.) What are the different challenges Harry, Ron and Hermione must face?
5.) What colour are the flames Harry must go through?
Chapter Sixteen – Through the Trapdoor
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) What is happening to Harry’s scar?A: He is experiencing pain there
2.) What does Hermione do to Neville?A: A full Body-Bind
3.) How can one get past Fluffy?A: Play music to him
4.) What are the different challenges Harry, Ron and Hermione must face?A: Devils Snare, Keys, Chess and a Puzzle
5.) What colour are the flames Harry must go through?A: Black
Chapter Seventeen – The Man with Two Faces
Quick Quiz Questions:
1.) Who was in the Chamber?
2.) How did Quirrell meet Voldemort
3.) What will happen if the stone is destroyed?
4.) What does Hagrid give Harry?
Chapter Seventeen – The Man with Two Faces
Quick Quiz Answers:
1.) Who was in the Chamber?A: Professor Quirrell
2.) How did Quirrell meet VoldemortA: On his travels around the world
3.) What will happen if the stone is destroyed?A: Nicholas Flamel and his wife would die
4.) What does Hagrid give Harry?A: A photo album of his parents
Do Now TaskIn your books, write a character evaluation of two contrasting characters of your choice. You must include the following information:
-Background information-Likes/ Dislikes-Roles within the novel-Their friendships-Their school houses
Do Now TaskCreate your own potion, it can
have any effect on a person that you wish. (Make sure it is a different potions to the book.) You must include a list of ingredients, the method for combining your potion, how it is consumed and a description of its effects.
Write in a procedure format, just like you would in Science class.