Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Who is Harry Potter living with before he turns 11?

2. What animal does Harry speak with at the zoo?

3. What does Uncle Vernon do when letters start arriving for Harry?

4. Who finds Harry and the Dursleys on the island in the middle of the storm?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How do the Dursleys treat Harry?

2. How does Harry feel when he starts getting letters in the mail? Why?

Paired Resource

“The Rose That Grew From Concrete”

• A poem by Tupac Shakur filled with symbolism that can connect to characters and themes in Harry Potter
• What do the rose and concrete symbolize in the poem? How is the rose like Harry Potter? What would be the equivalent of the concrete in the novel?

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Where do wizards keep valuables, including the money Harry’s parents left him?

2. Where does Harry get his magic wand?

3. What house does the Sorting Hat put Harry in?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.