Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chapter 8 "The Potions Master"
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Why was finding classrooms difficult at Hogwarts?
- Everything moved around a lot.
- Everything was the same color.
- None of the rooms had numbers on them.
- The ghosts thought it was funny to give the wrong directions.
Filch owned a ---- named Mrs. Norris.
- dog
- cat
- owl
- phoenix
The most boring class was ---- taught by Professor Binns.
- Transfiguration
- Potions
- Herbology
- History of Magic
The first object the students tried to transfigure was ----.
- a desk
- a match
- a person
- a button
Harry received a note delivered by Hedwig from -----.
- the Dursleys
- Mrs. Weasley
- Hagrid
- Dumbledore
How did Snape feel about Harry?
- admired him
- hated him
Which student seemed to know all the answers in class?
- Neville
- Ron
- Harry
- Hermione
What writing tool did the students use at Hogwarts?
- fountain pen
- pencil
- quill
- marker
Neville mixed his potion incorrectly causing -----.
- him to melt his clothes
- him to get boils
- the potion to catch on fire
- purple and black sparks
At Hagrid's cottage Harry read about ----.
- the medals Dumbledore had won
- Malfoy's father getting hired to work at Hogwarts
- the Gringotts break-in
- Mr. and Mrs. Weasley
At the end of Chapter 8 Harry wondered about ----.
- the package Hagrid got from Gringotts
- what to feed a dog like Fang
- how he was ever going to pass his classes at Hogwarts