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1. 1.

   The hat sings about the four Hogwarts houses and describes the qualities of students in each of them. In the table below, write the name of each house and the qualities a student in them would have.

   Use your own words to complete the table, do not copy words from the text!

2. 2.

   Based on the table, which of the four houses do you think the Sorting Hat would put you in? Explain why.

3. 3.

   List all of the magical elements mentioned in the extract in the table below.

   Hint: there are both items and creatures!

   Item/creature	I think they are magical because…

4. 4.

   In stories, it is very important to pay attention to the words characters and the way they behave. Reading carefully will help you understand what kind of person a character is.

   Two characters speak to Harry in the extract. What can you tell about them based on what they say? In the table below, identify the speaker of the and explain what it says about them.

   "It's bewitched to look like the sky outside. I read about it in Hogwarts, A History."
   "So we've just got to try on the hat!" "I'll kill Fred, he was going on about wrestling a troll."

5. 5.

   What do we learn about Harry in this extract? Create a mind map below and write down as many qualities as you can think of.

   

6. 6.

   One of the most important things writers and poets do is create pictures in the minds of their readers. The descriptions they use are called imagery. Re-read the first paragraph of the extract and draw your impression of the picture J.K. Rowling creates of the Great Hall of Hogwarts.