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What does 'scrape a handful of the test' mean?

Teechr · Accepted Answer

For the umpteenth time, could you please provide/describe the context? <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/38.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/38.gif' alt='Emotion: rolleyes'/>

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Teechr · Answer

... scraped a handful of O.W.L.S. each

They barely managed to pass a few O.W.L.S. courses.

Note also the play on the words: Ordinary Wizard Levels is a play on O levels which is a UK middle school qualification.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/O-level?q=O+level

Fivejedjon · Answer

teechr a UK middle school qualification.

We call them 'secondary schools' in BrE.

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