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Proverb

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The early bird catches the worm.

a)

Birds are good at catching worms

b)

If you wake up and get to work early, you will succeed

c)

Getting up early gets you worms for breakfast

d)

It's better to stay in bed

2.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
a)
A penny is valuable.
b)
You can earn pennies.
You can earn pennies.
c)
A penny isn't worth much.
d)
Money not spent is money that is in one's pocket.
3.
Look before you leap.
a)
Think before you act.
b)
Look and then jump.
c)
Jumping is good exercise
d)
Looking is important
4.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
a)
Counting the eggs is more important.
b)
You should not count on something before it happens
c)
Chickens are hard to count.
d)
Waiting for the chickens is hard to do.
5.
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.
6.

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.

7.
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.
8.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
a)
Wealthy men are healthy.
b)
Wise men are healthy.
c)
Someone who gets enough sleep and startswork early in the day will have a successful life.
d)
You need to go to bed.
9.

What is the meaning of 'a beggar can never be bankrupt'?

a)

People should not be judged by their appearance

b)

easy come easy go

c)

bad result comes from bad skill

d)

When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose

10.

What is the meaning of 'haste makes waste'?

a)

Doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, material,etc, being wasted

b)

You soon forget people or things that are no longer present

c)

Ability to survive in dangerous situation

d)

Follow the customs in the place where you are there

11.

What is the meaning of 'a black plum is as sweet as a white'?

a)

Every member of a group is important to its success

b)

A person who helps at difficult time is truly a reliable person

c)

People should not be judged by their appearance

d)

It is useful to save money

12.

What is the meaning of 'Too many cooks spoil the broth'?

a)

Too many problems will appear if you are not careful

b)

When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose

c)

Too many people involved in trying to do something, the results won't be good

d)

Unpleasant things are said about something because there is a good reason for it

13.

What is the meaning of 'a cat has nine lives'?

a)

Ability to survive in dangerous situation

b)

People who are similar spend time together

c)

Ability to influence people

d)

Make good use of the opportunity while it lasts

14.

What is the meaning of 'a stitch in time saves nine'?

a)

Don't delay what you can do now

b)

Making money too quickly will make you lose it quickly as well

c)

If you don't know about something, you don't worry about it

d)

If you sort out the problem immediately, it may save a lot of extra work

15.

What is the meaning of 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'?

a)

You soon forget people or things that are no longer present

b)

If you are patient, good things will come

c)

Be content with what you have than to risk losing everything by seeking more

d)

Never satisfied with what you have, explore more

16.

What is the meaning of 'out of sight out of mind'?

a)

Keep maintaning the friendship although we can't see each other

b)

You soon forget things or people that are no longer present

c)

The more you know, the more powerful you can be in different areas of your life

d)

It is useful to save the money

17.

What is the meaning of 'make hay while the sun shine'?

a)

Grab your success when there is still time

b)

Laugh when you undergo difficult situation

c)

Think first before you act

d)

Make good use of an oppurtunity while it lasts

18.

What is the meaning of 'the rotten apple injures its neighbour'?

a)

No one is truly capable of living alone

b)

What the other people have is usually much better than what we have

c)

People of bad character corrupt all those with whom they come into contact

d)

The more you practice, you will get much better result

19.

What is the meaning of 'A friend in need is a friend indeed'?

a)

We should be friend forever

b)

A person who helps at difficult time is truly a reliable person

c)

Friendship is the beauty of the world

d)

Your home is the most comfortable place in the world

20.

What is the meaning of 'like father like son'?

a)

Be strong like your father

b)

A son usually resembles his father

c)

Be a great father for your son

d)

The love of the parents will last forever