Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - AR practice
Authored by Aaron R
English
5th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and recall of specific plot details from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Designed for upper elementary to middle school students (grades 4-6), these questions assess students' ability to identify key story events, character motivations, and cause-and-effect relationships throughout the novel. The questions require students to demonstrate literal comprehension by recalling specific details about character interactions, magical elements, and plot progression from the beginning of Harry's journey through his final confrontation with Voldemort. Students need strong reading comprehension skills, attention to detail while reading, and the ability to distinguish between similar events or motivations within the complex fantasy narrative. Created by Aaron R, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 5-12. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for formative assessment following completion of the novel, allowing teachers to gauge student comprehension before moving on to more complex literary analysis activities. Teachers can use this as a chapter-by-chapter review, homework assignment, or warm-up activity to refresh student memory of plot details before class discussions about themes and character development. The quiz works particularly well for Accelerated Reader (AR) practice, as indicated in the title, helping students prepare for standardized reading assessments. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.5.1 and RL.6.1, which require students to quote accurately from text and cite textual evidence when explaining what the text says explicitly.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After Dudley learned if Mrs. Figg's broken leg, why did he pretend to cry?
He wanted his parents to pay attention to him instead of the broken leg.
He wanted to convince his mother not to take Harry along to the zoo.
He knew he would be allowed to visit Mrs. Figg in the hospital if he cried.
He hoped to convince his mother that he really cared for Mrs. Figg.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Harry moved in to Dudley's second bedroom right after...
he received his first letter in the mail.
he told the Dursleys about the strange green light in his dreams.
Hagrid told him that he was a wizard.
he realized that he had lots of money.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Hagrid lost his temper and tried to turn Dudley into a pig after...
Uncle Vernon fired his rifle into the air.
Uncle Vernon insulted Dumbledore.
Dudley tried t eat Harry's candy.
Dudley tried to eat Harry's birthday cake.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RF.5.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Everyone in the Leaky Cauldron suddenly went still and silent when they ...
learned of the Potters' death
realized Hagrid had Harry Potter with him
saw Professor McGonagall change into a cat
heard Harry ask what Quidditch was
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happened when Harry waved the first want Mr. Ollivander gave him?
Mr. Ollivander snatched it back almost at once.
It exploded Mr. Ollivader's glass lantern.
Mr. Ollivander was hit by the red sparks flying from it.
It made boxes of wands fall off the shelves.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ron was given Scabbers instead of an owl because..
his mother felt owls were out of fashion
his parents could not afford to buy him an owl
his father felt a rat would be more useful to Ron
owls made Ron sneeze
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During the Sorting Ceremony. what "horrible thought" thought struck Harry?
He would not be chosen at all.
The entrance would be his downfall.
Malfoy was playing a trick on him
The Sorting Hat would tell everyone what he was thinking.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
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