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PROVERBS

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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 willsucceed
c)
Getting up early gets you worms for breakfast
d)
It's better to stay in bed
2.
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
3.
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.
4.
Look before you leap.
a)
Think before you act.
b)
Look and then jump.
c)
Jumping is good exercise
d)
Looking is important
5.
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.
6.
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.
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.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
a)
Boys named Will know the way
b)
There's always a way to find Will.
c)
It's hard to find Will.
d)
If you are determined enough, you can find a way to do anything.
9.
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.
10.
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. 
11.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

a)

Buy things that you can afford.

b)

It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get something more later.

c)

If we work together we can succeed. If we fight each other we will fail.

d)

Always think carefully before you act.

12.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

a)

Dealing with a problem immediately will save you extra work later.

b)

It is what we do that matters, not what we say.

c)

Buy things that you can afford.

d)

It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get something more later.

13.

United we stand, divided we fall.

a)

Buy things that you can afford.

b)

It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get something more later.

c)

If we work together we can succeed. If we fight each other we will fail.

d)

Always think carefully before you act.

14.

Actions speak louder than words

a)

Always think carefully before you act.

b)

Dealing with a problem immediately will save you extra work later.

c)

It is what we do that matters, not what we say.

d)

Buy things that you can afford.

15.

Look before you leap.

a)

Buy things that you can afford.

b)

It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get something more later.

c)

If we work together we can succeed. If we fight each other we will fail.

d)

Always think carefully before you act.

16.

A stitch in time saves nine.

a)

Dealing with o problem immediately will save you extra work later.

b)

It is what we do that matters, not what we say.

c)

Buy things that you can afford.

d)

It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get something more later.

17.

A friend in need is a friend in deed.

a)

Two people can achieve more than one person working alone.

b)

A true friend is one who helps you when you are in trouble.

c)

The more knowledge one person has, the more power he possesses.

d)

If too many people are involved in doing something, it will not be done well.

18.

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

a)

A person who comes early has more advantage than someone who is late.

b)

You can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it.

c)

When the boss is away, the workers do not do their work properly.

d)

A foolish person spends his money carelessly and soon becomes poor.

19.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

a)

If too many people are involved in doing something, it will not be done well.

b)

A person who comes early has more advantage than someone who is late.

c)

You can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it.

d)

When the boss is away, the workers do not do their work properly.

20.

The early bird catches the worm.

a)

A person who comes early has more advantage than someone who is late.

b)

You can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it.

c)

When the boss is away, the workers do not do their work properly.

d)

A foolish person spends his money carelessly and soon becomes poor.

21.

New brooms sweep clean.

a)

New employees usually do their work well.

b)

Two people can achieve more than one person working alone.

c)

A true friend is one who helps you when you are in trouble.

d)

The more knowledge one person has, the more power he possesses.

22.

Knowledge is power.

a)

The more knowledge one person has, the more power he possesses.

b)

If too many people are involved in doing something, it will not be done well.

c)

A person who comes early has more advantage than someone who is late.

d)

You can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it.

23.

Two heads are better than one.

a)

New employees usually do their work well.

b)

Two people can achieve more than one person working alone.

c)

A true friend is one who helps you when you are in trouble.

d)

The more knowledge one person has, the more power he possesses.

24.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

a)

A person who comes early has more advantage than someone who is late.

b)

You can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it.

c)

When the boss is away, the workers do not do their work properly.

d)

When the boss is away, the workers do not do their work properly.

25.

The task was _______________.

Even my little sister could finish it on time.

a)

a piece of cake

b)

the last straw

c)

a hot potato

26.

If you keep trying, you will succeed at the end.

As the saying goes ________.

a)

the pen is mightier than the sword

b)

practice makes perfect

c)

one good turn deserves another

27.

Hurry up, Jun Xiang. Let’s get to the book sale as early as we can.

Remember, __________.

a)

Rome wasn't built in a day

b)

a fool and his money are soon parted

c)

the early bird catches the worm

28.

Yee Jie could not answer the questions because she only studied _____________.

a)

by breaking the ice

b)

by burning the midnight oil

c)

at the eleventh hour

29.

I guess it’s true when they say ___________.

I used to quarrel with my sister all the time but now that she studies abroad, I do miss her.

a)

don't cry over spilt milk

b)

absence makes the heart grow fonder

c)

out of sight, out of mind

30.

We don't see each other much because we don’t study in the same school anymore.

We only meet _________.

a)

out of the blue

b)

once in a blue moon

c)

on cloud nine

31.

Bryan: When will you finish your research project?


Terrence: It will take me a while. _________________, you know.

a)

Rome wasn't built in a day

b)

you reap what you sow

c)

the pen is mightier than the sword

32.

We say ___________ when someone has the same smart idea that you have.

a)

great minds think alike

b)

easy come, easy go

c)

birds of a feather flock together

33.

We can't afford expensive paper to paint on so we use newspaper.

They say ____________.

a)

a stitch in time saves nine

b)

beauty is only skin deep

c)

necessity is the mother of invention

34.

If all of us work together to complete a task, each person will have less work to do and the task will be completed faster.

As the saying goes, _______________.

a)

more haste, less speed

b)

if you can't beat them, join them

c)

many hands make light work

35.

You should do it instead of just talking about it. As the saying goes, __________________________

a)

a stitch in time saves nine

b)

actions speak louder than words

c)

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

d)

a journey of thousand miles begins with a single step