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RIDDLE AND PROVERB KLS 10 LM (Mr.SULTON)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I can be crushed to pieces but only if I am given away first, I can be clogged and attacked but that’s usually my own doing. No matter how many problems I have, you wouldn’t dare let me go. What am I?

a)

a hand

b)

a heart

c)

the eyes

d)

a nose

2.

What is the only 5 letter word that becomes larger when you add the letter “r” to it?

a)

smooth

b)

large

c)

long

d)

small

3.

I have a home and a big space, I have keys but I have no locks, I have lots of letters but I have no mailbox. What am I?

a)

a door

b)

an electric window

c)

a computer keyboard

d)

a cupboard

4.

Hillary went out to dinner at a restaurant. She lost something very important. She looked everywhere but to no avail. Suddenly a beautiful waitress came up to her with the very thing she was looking for. What did the waitress say to Hillary?

a)

where are you?

b)

what are you doing

c)

here's your menu

d)

Here’s your Bill

5.

If Joe is hungry and has 6 apples with him, 2 in his hands, one on his lap and 3 on the table, why is he not eating them?

a)

Because they are all apple products (iPhones, iPods, Macbooks)

b)

because he doesn't like the apple

c)

because the apples are not in Joe's table

d)

because the apples are unripe

6.

I can be English, Roman, Latin or Greek. I come in different amounts and you can mix and match me and I can take on an almost infinite number of forms. What am I?

a)

the callender

b)

the calculator

c)

The alphabet

d)

a keyboard

7.

It is novel, it is big, and it has created a massive outbreak. It makes you stay home, it makes you isolate, it drives people crazy they need to meditate. Schools are closed you need to quarantine it is a little scary that toilet papers disappeared and as of today there ain’t no vaccine. What is it?

a)

allergy

b)

fever

c)

Corona virus

d)

heart attack

8.

I can laugh, I can cry, I can be the flying hero in the sky. I can dress up, I can be a clown, I can be scary, moody or happy next time around. You see me in the magazine and on TV and I get so many haters and that’s okay with me. I can be the devil, I can be a saint, I can do just about anything what you want me to be, and I still get paid. Who am I?

a)

an army

b)

a nurse

c)

a teacher

d)

an actor

9.

After booming and zapping is when I emerge, to bring you bright dazzling beauty when I diverge. Some say that I hide enormous wealth, but those riches have always proven stealth. My colors are of beauty, iridescent, luminous and pretty. You can find me somewhere way up high, it might be the land that you heard of once in a lullaby. What am I?

Show Answer

a)

a butterfly

b)

a beautiful painting

c)

a rainbow

d)

a colorful dress

10.

Joe, Dennis, Jennifer, Angel, Olivia, Abby, Zoe, Stephanie, Ray, the pilot, Scarlet, Nicole and Brad were in an airplane crash and every single person died on board. However, when the ambulance arrived they discovered Julie and Arthur still alive. How did this happen?

a)

Julie and Arthur were not in the plane

b)

Julie and Arthur went to another place

c)

Julie and Arthur were married and are therefore not single

d)

Julie and Arthur would go back home

11.

People who live in .... houses shouldn't throw stones.

Logically, the answer could be 'glass' or 'green' but the proverb requires 'glass'. The meaning is that people with their own faults should be slow to criticize others.

a)

green

b)

glass

c)

gate

d)

glory

12.

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

Something that is certain is worth more than a yet more attractive but uncertain possibility. Any of the answers would make sense but 'hand' is the recognized word.

a)

shadow

b)

hair

c)

hand

d)

bag

13.

Actions .... louder than words.

Any of the options would make sense but 'speak' is the word in the proverb. The implication is that 'talk is cheap' but actions are far more convincing.

a)

speak

b)

move

c)

come

d)

take

14.

Still run the waters where the brook is deep. WHAT DOES THE PROVERB MEAN?

a)

think about yourself before you judge another

b)

don't think another feeling because it is not your bussiness

c)

Shallow waters can often be turbulent but the surface of deep water in a river or brook is generally smooth. For people, those with strong ties of friendship rarely argue noisily.

d)

someone feeling is more important than your feeling because you will feel different when you are hurt by someone's else

15.

....vessels make the most noise.

As with oil drums, empty vessels make the most noise. Similarly, empty-headed people often chatter noisily and to no effect.

a)

beautiful

b)

empty

c)

sad

d)

smart

16.

A picture is worth a thousand words. what does the proverb mean?

a)

you can judge another person but you can not judge yourself

b)

it is easier to believe in something if you see it with your own eyes, and not be content with other people's stories.

c)

something that you consider worth will destroy you earlier

d)

the people may think that you have something in your heart but you never feel it

17.

There is no time like the present. WHAT DOES THE PROVERB MEAN?

a)

present is better than tomorrow

b)

past was rather bad than present

c)

if you can do something right now, do it and do not postpone it

d)

do not wait for the right moment, do what you need right now

18.

The pen is mightier than the sword. THE MEANING OF THIS PROVERB IS....

a)

if you hurt someone's else, you will regret

b)

the right words are more convincing than physical strength; words can hurt hurt.

c)

your words are poison so do not use them to hurt somebody

d)

when you feel gloomy, you may tell toward your friend about your condition. do not hide it

19.

Practice makes perfect. WHAT DOES THE PROVERB MEAN?

a)

the more you train, the better it turns out.

b)

if you want to try something, go ahead

c)

you can practise everything but you have to remember that practice is not always much better

d)

remember that you have to practise when you have got something valuable

20.

God helps those who .... themselves. Meaning: in a difficult situation you should not hope for a miracle, you need to act to change everything.

a)

helps

b)

help

c)

helped

d)

helping