Nead the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
JK Rowling first conceived of the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on
a lang train lourney from Manchester to London when she began forming in her
mtand, the characters of the series. Ar the forefront, was a young boy, at that time
not aware that he was a wizard. The train was delayed for over four hours, but she
didat have a pen and was tee shy to ask for one. On arriving at her flat in Clapham
Junction, she began work on writing the book immediately, although it would take
wveral years to come to traition. Eventually, she finished her first copy of the
Philosopher's Stone', and sent it off to various agents. It was rejected by 19 major
publishing houses. But, eventually, a quite small publisher, Bloomsbury agreed to
take the book on. Within a few weeks of publication, (1996), boek sales really
xtarted to take off. The initial print run was of only 100 - 500 of which went to
libraries. She also received a grant from the Scottish arts council, which enabled
her to write tull time. After the book's initial success in the UK, an American
company Seholastie agreed to pay a remarkable £100,000 for the rights to publish
in America. In 1998, Warner Bros, secured the film rights for the books, giving a
seren figure sum. The films have magnified the sucess of the books, making Harry
Petter into one of the most recognizable media products. Under the close guidance
ofl.K. Rowling, the films have sought to stay close to the original plot; also at
J. K. Rowling's request all the actors are Hritish and are filmed in Britain.
a) When did for the first time J.K Rowling conceived the idea of Harry Potter?
(2 marks)
h Who was the forefront character of JK Rowling?
(1 mark)
e in whieh war did the publieation take place and hy which publieation
(2 marks)
u What embled J.K. Rowling to write full time?
(2 marks)
e) What magnified the shearss of the hooks and which company took on the
pnet of filming it?
( 2marks)
n Find a word from the passagg which mean same as 'noteworthy. (i mark)
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Nead the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
JK Rowling first conceived of the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on
a lang train lourney from Manchester to London when she began forming in her
mtand, the characters of the series. Ar the forefront, was a young boy, at that time
not aware that he was a wizard. The train was delayed for over four hours, but she
didat have a pen and was tee shy to ask for one. On arriving at her flat in Clapham
Junction, she began work on writing the book immediately, although it would take
wveral years to come to traition. Eventually, she finished her first copy of the
Philosopher's Stone', and sent it off to various agents. It was rejected by 19 major
publishing houses. But, eventually, a quite small publisher, Bloomsbury agreed to
take the book on. Within a few weeks of publication, (1996), boek sales really
xtarted to take off. The initial print run was of only 100 - 500 of which went to
libraries. She also received a grant from the Scottish arts council, which enabled
her to write tull time. After the book's initial success in the UK, an American
company Seholastie agreed to pay a remarkable £100,000 for the rights to publish
in America. In 1998, Warner Bros, secured the film rights for the books, giving a
seren figure sum. The films have magnified the sucess of the books, making Harry
Petter into one of the most recognizable media products. Under the close guidance
ofl.K. Rowling, the films have sought to stay close to the original plot; also at
J. K. Rowling's request all the actors are Hritish and are filmed in Britain.
a) When did for the first time J.K Rowling conceived the idea of Harry Potter?
(2 marks)
h Who was the forefront character of JK Rowling?
(1 mark)
e in whieh war did the publieation take place and hy which publieation
(2 marks)
u What embled J.K. Rowling to write full time?
(2 marks)
e) What magnified the shearss of the hooks and which company took on the
pnet of filming it?
( 2marks)
n Find a word from the passagg which mean same as 'noteworthy. (i mark)
Concept: J.K.Rowling who has written several novels and best-sellers like Harry Potter has explained how she got the idea to write an iconic character like Harry Potter.
Given: A passage and questions
Find: We need to read the passage and answer the questions
Solution: J. K. Rowling is a well-known writer and has written many bestsellers.
(a)
Ans: When J.K.Rowling was travelling from Manchester to London by train then she got the idea to write the novel Harry Potter as there was a little boy near her seat.
(b)
Ans: Harry Potter a wizard boy was the forefront character of J.K.Rowling.
(c)
Ans: After J.K.Rowling wrote the novel she sent it to almost twenty big and small publications where it was rejected but finally a small publication named "Bloomsberry" agreed to publish it in the year 1996.
(d)
Ans: When the novel became a bestseller Rowling received a grant from the Scottish Arts Council that helped her to write full time.
e)
Ans: After the books succeeded initially, Seholastie agreed to pay for the rights of books. But later in 1998, Warner Bros. which are a big production house secured the film rights.
(f)
Ans: Remarkable
Hence, the unseen passage has been read and all questions are answered?
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