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SIMILES, PHRASAL VERBS & PROVERBS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Phei Qinn was calm and ____________ during the spelling quiz.

a)

as cool as a cucumber

b)

as tough as nails

c)

as loud as thunder

d)

as good as gold

2.

Although Kai Ren and his twin brother look ____________, their characters are different.

a)

as wise as an owl

b)

as smooth as silk

c)

as alike as two peas

d)

as graceful as a swan

3.

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

a)

it looks like a snail

b)

it's the shape of a snail

c)

it moves quickly

d)

it moves very slowly

4.

Choose the right similes

Very hard working

a)

As fit as a fiddle

b)

As cunning as a jackal

c)

As busy as a bee

5.

Mazlan is __________ without his eyeglasses.

a)

as busy as a bee

b)

as blind as a bat

c)

as clear as crystal

d)

as deaf as a beetle

6.

Mother always advises me to spend wisely. This is because __________ .

a)

where there is a will, there is a way

b)

empty vessels make the most noise

c)

a friend in need is the friend indeed

d)

a penny save is a penny earned

7.

We should make a booking now as the tickets are available on a ________ basis.

a)

no pain, no gain

b)

the more, the merrier

c)

first come, first served

d)

honesty is the best policy

8.

After a long day at work, Anis was glad to _______ .

a)

call it a day

b)

make the call

c)

call of the dogs

d)

call a spade a spade

9.

The exam was _______ for Lina who burnt the midnight oil to study.

a)

a great deal

b)

a piece of cake

c)

selling like hotcakes

d)

the icing on the cake

10.
The early bird catches the worm.
a)
Birds are good at catching worms
b)
 If you wake up and get to work early, you willsucceed
c)
Getting up early gets you worms for breakfast
d)
It's better to stay in bed
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.
Look before you leap.
a)
Think before you act.
b)
Look and then jump.
c)
Jumping is good exercise
d)
Looking is important
13.
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
a)
Babies need to take a bath.
b)
Keep the dirty water.
c)
Do not throw away something valuable in your eagerness to get rid of some useless thing. associated with it. 
d)
You need to keep your baby.
14.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
a)
All the eggs don't fit in one basket.
b)
You need to get a bigger basket.
c)
Buy smaller eggs.
d)
Don't put all your prospects into one thing.
15.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
a)
A foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless.
b)
You have to part your money in two stacks.
c)
Fools know how to part money.
d)
It is better to part from your money soon.
16.

Practice makes__________.

a)

perfect

b)

sense

c)

improvement

d)

good

17.

The more, the________.

a)

better

b)

longer

c)

merrier

d)

worse

18.

__________wasn't built in a day.

a)

America

b)

Rome

c)

The Eiffel Tower

d)

The house

19.

First come, first_________.

a)

served

b)

killed

c)

hunted

d)

born

20.

In for a penny, in for a_________.

a)

win

b)

dollar

c)

trendy

d)

pound

21.

Dead____________tell no lies.

a)

Gods

b)

cats

c)

men

d)

women

22.

Easy _________, easy go.

a)

get

b)

know

c)

come

d)

go

23.

The poor puppy is _____________ because no one feeds it.

a)

A. as cold as ice

b)

B. as thin as rake

c)

C. as hard as a rock

d)

D. as strong as a bull

24.

Sometimes, one person working alone can get the job done well. As the saying goes, ________________________.

a)

A. no man can serve two masters

b)

B. one good turn deserves another

c)

C. too many cooks spoil the broth

d)

D. one man’s meat is another man’s poison

25.

She did not want to wake her baby up, so she was __________ when she opened the door.

a)

A. as tall as a giant

b)

B. as cunning as a fox

c)

C. as quiet as a mouse

d)

D. as graceful as a swan