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Become a part of Harry’s magical world as Harry and his friends are in their first year of school at Hogwarts and solve the riddle to the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
How did Mrs. Dursley feel about her sister Mrs. Potter?
Page 2 — Didn’t want to have anything to do with her, didn’t like her, got angry when her name was mentioned
2
On the day Harry’s parents died, what were some of the strange things happening that Mr. Dursley noticed?
Page 6 — Owls flying everywhere, a tabby cat was reading the paper, people wearing cloaks, shooting stars, whispering about the Potter’s
6
Who killed Mr. and Mrs. Potter?
Page 12 — Voldemort
12
Who was going to take care of Harry Potter?
Page 13 — Mr. and Mrs. Dursley
13
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
How did the Dursley’s treat Harry?
Page 20 — They were mean to him, didn’t like him, he slept in a cupboard under the stairs
20
What was the only thing Harry liked about his appearance?
Page 20 — The thin scar on his forehead that was shaped like a lightning bolt.
20
What is Dudley like?
Page 21 — A bully, throws tantrums, bossy, immature, spoiled
21
What happened in the reptile house when Harry was looking at the snake?
Page 27 — It spoke to Harry, the glass disappeared and the snake slithered away to Brazil
27
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t the Dursley’s want Harry to read the letters coming to him?
Page 36 — They didn’t want him to get mixed up with magic
36
What happened to the letters when Mr. Dursley tried to board up the cracks in the house?
Page 40 — More letters arrived and found a way into the house.
40
Where did Mr. Dursley take his family and Harry to get away from the letters?
Page 44 — Far away to a shack on a rock way out at sea
44
After everyone went to bed, what was Harry counting down to?
Page 45 — His 11th birthday
45
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Who came to deliver a letter to the shack?
Page 48 — Hagrid
48
Tell me about Hagrid.
Page 48 — A giant, the keeper of the keys at Hogwarts, he delivered Harry to the Dursley’s when he was a baby
48
What were a couple of things Harry could remember about the night Voldemort killed his parents and tried to kill him?
Page 56 — A green flash, a burning in his forehead, a cold cruel laugh
56
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Who ran Gringott’s, the Wizards’ bank?
Page 63 — Goblins
63
What were some of the things on Harry’s list for school?
Black robes, black pointed hat, books on magic, wand, cauldron, owl, cat or toad
What is Quidditch?
Page 69 — Wizards’ sport, like soccer, played in the air on broomsticks with 4 balls
69
What did Hagrid get Harry for his birthday?
Page 81 — An owl
81
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Who helped Harry find the right platform for the train?
Page 93 — Mrs. Weasley
93
Who did Harry sit by on the train?
Page 100 — Ron
100
What happens to wizards and witches in photographs?
Page 103 — They move and can disappear from the photograph
103
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What assigns the first year students to their house?
Page 118 — The Sorting Hat
118
What happened when Harry put on the Sorting Hat?
Page 121 — It heard Harry’s thoughts, it talked to him about what house he would like to be in
121
What house did the hat want to assign him to first?
Page 121 — Slytherin
121
What house was Harry assigned to?
Page 121 — Gryffindor
121
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Tell me about Hermione
Page 134 — . She’s very smart, likes to study and learn, she’s a know it all, bossy, good at magic, comes from a muggle family
134
How is the mail delivered at Hogwarts?
Page 135 — By owls
135
How does Professor Snape feel about Harry?
Page 137 — He doesn’t like him
137
What day had Gringott’s, the bank, been robbed?
Page 142 — Same day Harry and Hagrid were there, Harry’s 11th birthday
142
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did Harry do flying on the broom for the first time?
Page 148 — He’s a natural
148
Who caught Harry flying on the broom when he wasn’t supposed to be?
Page 151 — Professor McGonagall
151
What position in Quidditch did Professor McGonagall want Harry to play?
Page 151 — Seeker
151
What was in the forbidden corridor on the third floor?
Page 160 — A monstrous dog with three heads
160
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What creature interrupted the Halloween feast?
Page 166 — A troll
166
Who did Ron and Harry accidently lock in the bathroom with the troll?
Page 175 — Hermione
175
How did Harry, Ron and Hermione become friends?
Page 179 — Ron and Harry saved Hermione from the troll
179
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
How did Snape’s leg get hurt?
Page 183 — The three headed dog in the forbidden corridor
183
During the Quidditch game, who did Hermione think was cursing Harry’s broom?
Page 190 — Snape
190
Who ended up catching the snitch and winning the game?
Page 191 — Harry
191
What does Hagrid call the three headed dog?
Page 192 — Fluffy
192
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Fluffy is guarding something. Who do the children think is trying to steal it?
Page 197 — Snape
197
Who owned the invisibility cloak before Harry?
Page 202 — His father, Mr. Potter
202
Who did Harry see in his reflection of the magic mirror?
Page 208 — His mom and dad, family
208
What did Ron see in the mirror?
Page 211 — His future self
211
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
Who refereed the Quidditch game and made the Gryffindor team nervous?
Page 216 — Snape
216
Who is Nicolas Famel?
Page 219 — He created the Sorcerer’s Stone
219
What does the Sorcerer’s Stone do?
Page 220 — Gives eternal life and makes pure gold
220
What is Fluffy guarding?
Page 220 — The Sorcerer’s Stone
220
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
What did Hagrid win at playing cards?
Page 233 — A dragon egg
233
Who was looking in the window of Hagrid’s hut when the dragon hatched?
Page 235 — Malfoy
235
Tell me about Malfoy.
He’s Harry’s enemy, snobbish, cruel, a bully, spoiled, rich
Why couldn’t Hagrid keep the dragon?
Page 230 — It’s illegal
230
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
Why did Harry, Hermione, and Neville get detention?
Page 243 — They were out at night taking the dragon to the tallest tower and got caught.
243
Where did Harry, Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy go for detention?
Page 249 — The forbidden forest
249
What did Hagrid want them to find?
Page 251 — A hurt unicorn
251
Who was drinking the unicorn’s blood?
Page 259 — Voldemort
259
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
What did Hagrid say to do to calm Fluffy down?
Page 266 — Play music
266
After the children went through the trap door, what bound their legs?
Page 277 — Vines, plants
277
What game did Harry, Hermione, and Ron have to play to get across the room?
Page 282 — Chess
282
Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
What man was trying to steal the Sorcerer’s Stone?
Page 288 — Professor Quirrell
288
What had Professor Snape really been doing for Harry?
Page 290 — Protecting him
290
Who was under Professor Quirrell’s turban?
Page 293 — Voldemort’s face was on the back of Quirrell’s head
293
What dropped in Harry’s pocket as he looked in the magic mirror?
Page 292 — The Stone
292
Who saved Harry from Voldemort and Professor Quirrell?
Page 295 — Professor Dumbledore
295
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