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Food idioms and proverbs (the 8th grade)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chemistry test was a piece of ...

a)

pie

b)

bread

c)

cake

d)

loaf

2.

In any difficult situation I try to stay as cool as a(n) ...

a)

omelette

b)

tomato

c)

apple

d)

cucumber

3.

You'll have much more free time if you don't have a finger in every ...

a)

pie

b)

cake

c)

biscuit

d)

pea

4.

Mary and Liz are twins. They look like two peas in a ...

a)

pie

b)

cake

c)

pod

5.

Don't put all your ... in one basket.

a)

beans

b)

peas

c)

eggs

d)

cakes

6.

Too many ... spoil the broth.

a)

cooks

b)

cookers

c)

hooks

7.

It's no use crying over spilt ...

a)

coffee

b)

tea

c)

milk

d)

cocoa

8.

He's a little stubborn and takes everything with a pinch of ...

a)

salt

b)

pepper

c)

sand

d)

spices

9.

Although they are twins, they are like chalk and ... in character.

a)

pork

b)

milk

c)

bread

d)

cheese

10.

Doing karate is not my cup of ..., I'm afraid. I prefer team games.

a)

juice

b)

milk

c)

coffee

d)

tea

11.

Mary is a cheerful girl who is always full of ...

a)

peas

b)

salt

c)

beans

d)

breadcrumps

12.

Tastes differ.

a)

All bread is not baked in one oven.

b)

Don't make everything dependent on one thing.

c)

All people are different and have different interests.

13.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

a)

Don't waste your time worrying about things of the past that cannot be changed.

b)

It's hard to achive something important without causing unpleasant effects.

c)

It's better to get less than one wants or expects than to have nothing at all.

14.

Half a loaf is better than no bread.

a)

Eating nutritious food will make you healthier.

b)

It is better to take what you can get, even if it is very little, than to risk having nothing at all.

c)

Don't make everything dependent on one thing.

15.

У семи нянек дитя без глазу.

a)

Don't put all eggs in one basket.

b)

Too many cooks spoil the soup.

c)

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

16.

Не разгрызешь ореха, не съешь и ядра.

a)

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.

b)

You can't eat a cake and have it.

c)

You can't sell the cow and drink the milk.

17.

Не ставь все на одну карту.

a)

Don't put everything on one card.

b)

Don't put the cart before the horse.

c)

Don't put all eggs in one basket.