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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 ona lang train lourney from Manchester to London when she began forming in hermtand, the characters of the series. Ar the forefront, was a young boy, at that timenot aware that he was a wizard. The train was delayed for over four hours, but shedidat have a pen and was tee shy to ask for one. On arriving at her flat in ClaphamJunction, she began work on writing the book immediately, although it would takewveral years to come to traition. Eventually, she finished her first copy of thePhilosopher's Stone', and sent it off to various agents. It was rejected by 19 majorpublishing houses. But, eventually, a quite small publisher, Bloomsbury agreed totake the book on. Within a few weeks of publication, (1996), boek sales reallyxtarted to take off. The initial print run was of only 100 - 500 of which went tolibraries. She also received a grant from the Scottish arts council, which enabledher to write tull time. After the book's initial success in the UK, an Americancompany Seholastie agreed to pay a remarkable £100,000 for the rights to publishin America. In 1998, Warner Bros, secured the film rights for the books, giving aseren figure sum. The films have magnified the sucess of the books, making HarryPetter into one of the most recognizable media products. Under the close guidanceofl.K. Rowling, the films have sought to stay close to the original plot; also atJ. 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 thepnet of filming it?( 2marks)n Find a word from the passagg which mean same as 'noteworthy. (i mark) |
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Answer» Answer: Explanation: Search... rachit6795 4 minutes ago English Primary School 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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