NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Main Course Book Unit 5 Mystery Chapter 4 Harry Potter

Question 1:
Listen to the following conversation adapted from ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling.
As you listen to the excerpt, complete the following statements.

1. Aunt Petunia did not like her sister and brother-in-law as they indulged in ………………….
2. Harry’s mother had met his father at ………………….
3. Harry had been told that his parents had died. This was not the truth as they were ………………….
4. The name of the Wizard who killed Harry Potter’s parents was ………………….
5. Hagrid was reluctant to name …………………. and called him ………………….
6. Harry got the scar on his forehead when ………………….

Answer:

1. wizardry
2. school
3. in a car crash, killed by Voldemort.
4. Voldemort
5. Voldemort, worse than ever
6. he got a powerful and evil curse from Voldemort

Question 2:
Film / Book Review
Write a review of a Harry Potter film/book or an episode of Malgudi Days you have seen.
Answer:

I have seen the Harry Potter and Malgudi Days films and read the books.

The Harry Potter film series is a British-American series based on the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).

The films follow the adventures of a young wizard, Harry Potter, as he navigates his way through life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, battles the evil Lord Voldemort, and tries to uncover the truth about his family.

The series was very well done. The casting was excellent, and the special effects were amazing. My favorite film was Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the last film in the series. It was a very exciting and well-done film.

The Malgudi Days series is an Indian television series based on the works of R. K. Narayan. The Doordarshan network produced it in the early 1990s.

The series follows the adventures of Swami and his friends in the fictional south Indian town of Malgudi. The series was very well done. The casting was excellent, and the special effects were amazing. My favorite episode was “The Barber’s Son”, the first episode in the series. It was a very exciting and well-done episode.