How Would You Do on Your O.W.L'S?

By: Steven Miller
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
How Would You Do on Your O.W.L'S?
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About This Quiz

If you're a prospective Hogwarts student, you know that you'll eventually have to sit your Ordinary Wizarding Levels. These exams are meant to test everything that you've learned during your first four and half years at Hogwarts. And they're not simply written exams; you'll have to make potions perfectly, transfigure objects like a pro and read tea leaves like your life depends on it. If you're not scared, you should be, because these exams are no easy task. 

The great thing is that we can let you know how well you'll do. Think of this as a mock exam- it's designed to let you know if you'll be A-okay or if you'll fail miserably and disappoint your Hogwarts house and your wizarding family. Will you get Outstanding for every single subject like Hermione? Or are you more of an Exceeds Expectations like Harry? Maybe you'll get all Acceptable like Ron. Or perhaps you're destined to get Dreadful (or worse, Troll) like Crabbe and Goyle.

The only way to find out what your O.W.L. grades will be like is to take this quiz. Will you end up disappointing Dumbledore, or will you be in McGonagall's good graces? It's time to find out!

What charm would you be using if you lifted an object in the air?
Levitation Charm
Cheering Charm
Cleaning Charm
Colour Change Charm

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What are some dangers associated with memory charms?
There are no dangers. It's totally safe.
I don't seem to be able to remember the question.
You can completely remove a person's memory.
You can damage a person's mind permanently.

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What is the most important element of casting a successful charm?
Precise Wand Movements
Concentration
Proper pronunciation of the incantation
I'm not sure, they always backfire on me.

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What is one of the branches of Transfiguration?
Cross-Species Transfiguration
Gamp's Law of Transfiguration
Switch Transfiguration
Human Transfiguration

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How accurate do you need to be in Transfiguration?
This type of magic is very hard work.
Transfiguration is more scientific than any other subject.
You can be off a bit and it will still work fine.
One has to get it exactly right for it to work.

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What is the name of one of the professors of Herbology at Hogwarts?
Albus Dumbledore
Neville Longbottom
Pomona Sprout
Herbert Beery

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What is one use for herbs in performing magic?
Ingredients for Medicine
Some have magical properties in their own right.
Ingredients for Potions
Cooking ingredient.

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What is the best approach when it comes to Defense Against the Dark Arts?
Book learning
Trial and error
Practice
A practical approach works best

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Why do Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers usually only last a year?
It was cursed by Voldemort because Dumbledore didn't give him the job.
Because it's a really hard job.
Because He Who Must Not Be Named jinxed the position.
Because they are all probably working for Voldemort.

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What is one fact that you can give about werewolves?
The Wolfsbane Potion, invented by Damocles, allows the werewolf to keep their human mind during transformation.
A werewolf cannot choose whether or not to transform.
They can't remember anything once they change back.
They would kill even their best friend, given the opportunity, once transformed.

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What is a name and meaning of one of the ancient runes?
The unicorn represents the number one.
Eihwaz means "Defense"
The stick figure represents weight loss.
Ehwaz means "Partnership."

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What is one thing you learned about Polyjuice Potion?
The effect of the potion is permanent.
You have to procure part of an individual's body to add to the brew for it to work.
It is a complex and time-consuming concoction.
It enables the consumer to assume the physical appearance of another person.

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What is one potion that you learned to make in your first year at Hogwarts?
Forgetfulness Potion
Cure for Boils
Sleeping Draught
Dragon Blood

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What is one of the Potions professors who has taught at Hogwarts?
Sybill Trelawney
Harry Potter
Severus Snape
Horace Slughorn

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What is one magical creature you learned to care for in your third year?
Fire crabs
Unicorns
Thestrals
Newt Scamander

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What is one professor who taught Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts?
Silvanus Kettleburn
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Severus Snape
Rubeus Hagrid

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What do you remember from your Care of Magical Creatures exam on flobberworms?
They like to eat lettuce.
It was the easiest exam I've ever taken.
They require a lot of attention to stay alive.
They do best if left to their own devices.

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What is one of the moons of Jupiter?
Titan
Io
Europa
Ganymede

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What is one form of divination?
Tea-leaf reading
Palm reading
Crystal ball reading
Polyjuice potion

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What is the primary reason divination is taught at Hogwarts?
It's a completely accurate tool.
Dumbledore was impressed with a reading Sybill Trelawney did for him.
Sybill Trelawney was related to a famous seer.
To protect Sybill Trelawney from He Who Must Not Be Named.

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How often was Sybill Trelawney right when predicting the death of a student?
Never
Once
Lavender Brown did find out that her pet rabbit had died on a predicted date.
She was always right.

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Who was a famous practitioner of Arithmancy?
Bridget Wenlock
One of the Weasleys
Rubeus Hagrid
Hermione Granger

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Which class at Hogwarts is taught by a ghost?
Astronomy
Arithmancy
Potions
History of Magic

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What subjects can you expect to appear on your History of Magic test?
Fanged Geranium and other plants
Goblin riots of the eighteenth century
Statute of Secrecy breach
Wand legislation

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What Muggle games are included in your Muggle Studies?
Rock-paper-scissors
Hangman
Cards
Quidditch

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Which items are forbidden to be used for cheating during O.W.L's?
Riddikulus
Self-Correcting Ink
Remembralls
Auto-Answer Quills

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What is something true about Patronus Charms?
Some wizards choose to cast uncorporeal Patronuses to hide their identity.
Corporeal Patronuses have a definite shape.
It is the primary protection against Dementors and Lethifolds, against which there is no other defense.
It is an easy charm to cast.

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What does the Fidelius Charm do?
Requires a Secret Keeper to be able to find the location of the hidden person.
Makes someone disappear.
It cheers someone up.
Hides someone.

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What practical elements can you expect on your Defense Against the Dark Arts test?
Counter-jinxes
Defensive Spell
Growth Charms
Patronus Charm

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Which potions did you learn in your fourth year?
Bowtruckle
Poison Antidote
Girding Potion
Wit-Sharpening Potion

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