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Riddles and Proverbs II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Roni : How was your final exam?

Siti : It’s bad. I couldn’t pass it. I really don’t know what I should do now. I give up.

Roni : I’m sorry to hear that. But, don’t give up. ...

a)

Failure is the stepping stone to success

b)

Diligence is the mistress of success

c)

Look before you leap

d)

Better late than never

e)

It is wiser to find out than to suppose

2.
When it is alive we sing, when it is dead we clap our hands. What is it?
a)
The wind
b)
Birthday candles
c)
Sunlight
d)
Human soul
3.
What tastes better than it smells?
a)
Food
b)
Drink
c)
Tongue
d)
Mouth
4.
What looses its head in the morning and gets it back at night?
a)
A doll
b)
Headless horseman
c)
Scarecrow
d)
A pillow
5.

Q. "Easy come, easy go" .

What do the proverb mean?

a)

Don't criticize someone if you're not perfect either; don't be a hyprocrite

b)

The more you do something, the better you will become at it

c)

People who wake up early or who get to places early have a better change of success

d)

When you make money quickly, it's very easy to lose it quickly as well

6.

Q. There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?

a)

Hospital

b)

Baby shop

c)

Watermelon

d)

Red house

7.

Q. What has face and two hands but no arms or legs?

a)

Door

b)

Chair

c)

Phone

d)

Clock

8.

A girl has no sight. She lost her favorite book and her pencil, her wallet(with all of her money), some of her clothes, some cosmetics, and her purse. What did she loose first?

a)

her wallet

b)

her favorite book

c)

her pencil

d)

her sight

9.

What kind of room has no doors or windows

a)

a hotel room

b)

a mushroom

c)

a doorles bathroom

d)

a plain room

10.

What flies when it is born, lies when its alive, and runs when its dead

a)

a machine

b)

sleet

c)

a snowflake

d)

rain

11.
A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
a)
Flies are attracted to honey
b)
Vinegar doesn't taste good
c)
 It is easier to get what you want by flattering people and being polite to them than by making demands
d)
Honey is sweet
12.
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck.  It's a duck.
a)
Something is exactly what it seems to be.
b)
Ducks to a lot of walking.
c)
Somethings look like ducks.
d)
If you quack, you're a duck.
13.
All's well that ends well.
a)
If you feel well and the end, you will have a penny saved.
b)
Feeling well is important to feel well.
c)
If you start today, you'll finish tomorrow.
d)
Problems that occur along the way do not matter as long as the outcome is happy. 
14.

Do not bite off more than you can chew.

The above proverb is equivalent to . . .

a)

Bagai telur di ujung tanduk

b)

Dikasih hati minta jantung

c)

Besar pasak dari pada tiang

d)

Habis manis sepah dibuang

e)

Gali lubang tutup lubang

15.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

What does the above proverb mean?

a)

Take the risk for whatever you want to achieve

b)

You should not risk losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better

c)

It is better to lose something you have for the better one

d)

Risking what you have is a bold attempt toward success

e)

You might get a better one by losing what you already have

16.

An Indonesian proverb "Kesempatan tidak datang dua kali" is equivalent to?

a)

Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow

b)

Out of sight, out of mind

c)

Persevere and never fear

d)

Hitch your wagon to a star

e)

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man’s door

17.

What does the above proverb mean?

a)

If you are in trouble, other might have the same

b)

Misfortune favor unhappy person

c)

People who are unhappy like to share their troubles with others

d)

Trouble comes to those who are unhappy

e)

Trouble comes after a misery

18.

She always says that she will donate for the charity, but she never does.

What is the appropriate proverb for the above sentence?

a)

Action speaks louder than words

b)

The grass is always greener on the other side

c)

A half loaf is better than none

d)

Pass the buck

e)

No rose without thorn

19.

What is as fast as a cheetah as slow as a turtle and can transform into any shape or object?

a)

cheetah

b)

shadow

c)

lifetime

d)

turtle

20.

What has 4 eyes but can't see?

a)

spider

b)

Mississippi

c)

a needle

d)

a storm