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Proverbs D

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The early bird catches the worm.(Ерте тұрған еркектің ырысы артық, ерте тұрған әйелдің бір ісі артық)

a)

Getting up early gets you worms for breakfast

b)


Birds are good at catching worms

c)


It's better to stay in bed

d)


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

2.

Look before you leap.(Бірнәрсе істемес бұрын алдымен қарау керек)

a)

Looking is important

b)


Jumping is good exercise

c)


Think before you act.

d)


Look and then jump.

3.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

a)


Boys named Will know the way

b)


It's hard to find Will.

c)

There's always a way to find Will.

d)


If you are determined enough, you can find a way to do anything.

4.

What is a proverb?

a)


A saying that means exactly what the words say.

b)


Another name for an adage.

c)

A short saying that gives advice.

d)

None of the above

5.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away means...

a)


All other fruit is good for you

b)


Eating healthy keeps you from getting sick

c)

Doctors say to eat apples

d)


Apples are the best fruit.

6.

Choose the correct meaning.

a)


You must practive something every day.

b)


Being perfect is important.

c)


You must practice perfectly.

d)


Practicing is the way to get good at something.

7.

The lawyers who attended the seminar were like birds of a feather flocking together. What does this mean?

a)

These lawyers share similar beliefs and experiences, so they liked spending time together.

b)


These lawyers love meeting new people.

c)

These lawyers enjoy bird watching; the birds' feathers are beautiful to them.

d)

These lawyers should go bird watching together.

8.

All that gitters is not gold means...

a)


Not everything that looks amazing is amazing

b)


If it doesn't look precious, it probably is precious

c)

If it looks good, it probably is good

d)


Gold isn't that valuable

9.

Actions speak louder than words means...

a)

What you do is more important than what you say

b)

Be prepared

c)


Talking solves nothing

d)


If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all

10.

"Two wrongs don't make a right"

The proverb means ...

a)

People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.

b)


When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse.

c)

Trying to convince people with ideas and words is more effective than trying to force people to do what you want.

d)

Don't criticize other people if you're not perfect yourself.

11.

"The pen is mightier than the sword"

the proverb means ...

a)

Don't criticize other people if you're not perfect yourself.

b)

People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.

c)

Trying to convince people with ideas and words is more effective than trying to force people to do what you want.

d)

When someone has done something bad to you, trying to to force people to do what you want.

12.

"No man is an island"

What does the proverb mean?

a)


It’s always better to tell the truth In any situation, If something is already working well, don’t try to change it or improve it

b)


No one is truly capable of living alone. We need human connection to be healthy

c)


If something is already working well, don’t try to change it or improve it

d)

In any situation, be optimistic about the result, but always be ready for the worst outcome

13.

Don't judge a book by its ___

a)


story

b)


age

c)


cover

d)

page

14.

Which proverb below means that only strong people will take action in difficult situation?

a)


Birds of a feather flock together.

b)


Call a spade a spade.

c)


When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

d)


Great minds think alike.

15.

"Their generosity now could be rewarded in the future". Which proverbs suitable for this sentence?

a)


Action speaks louder than words.

b)

You reap what you sow.

c)


Better late than never.

d)


When there's a will, there's a way.

16.

"Adversity and loss make a man wise". What does this proverb mean?

a)

Wise man is always make a mistake.

b)

Adversity and loss are unavoidable in life.

c)


We cannot be happy in difficult times.

d)


We gain wisdom faster in difficult times than in prosperous times.

17.

Family is more important than friend or work relationships.

a)


A rolling stone gathers no moss.

b)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

c)


blood is thicker than water

18.

You won’t benefit if you don’t work hard.

a)

Finders keepers, losers weepers

b)


Two is company, three's a crowd.

c)

No pain, no gain.

19.

My friends’ situation looks really nice. I can see how her situation looks good, but I can’t see her problems.

a)

The Grass is always greener on the other side.

b)


April showers bring May flowers.

c)

Actions speak louder than words

20.

Don’t accept too much work and things that you cannot do.

a)

Don't bite off more than you can chew

b)


Truth is stranger than fiction

c)

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

21.

Who are the weepers? (in the proverbs)

a)


Finders

b)


Keepers

c)


losers

22.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the ____


a)


bush

b)

park

c)


trees

d)

air

23.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the ______

a)

kitchen.

b)

California.

c)

beach

d)

home

24.

______ is the spice of life.

a)


Flower

b)

Variety

c)

Sweets

d)

Children

25.

All is well that ____

a)

Makes bell

b)

Finishes bad

c)

You can see

d)

Ends well

26.

Home is where ____.

a)

The neighbour is

b)

The mind is

c)

The heart is

d)

The head is

27.

It is never too late to ___.

a)

Learn

b)

Live

c)

Read

d)

Earn

28.

A watched ___ never boils.

a)

Pot

b)

Kettle

c)

Pan

d)

Sauce-pan

29.

While there is ___, there is hope.

a)

Will

b)

Wish

c)

Love

d)

Life

30.

So ___ – so done.

a)

Thought

b)

Done

c)

Saw

d)

Said

31.

False friends are ___.

a)

As clear as day

b)

Better than riches

c)

Out of mind

d)

Worse than open enemies

32.

East or West, ___ is best.

a)

Country

b)

Castle

c)

Palace

d)

Home

33.

Many men, many ___.

a)

Servants

b)

Hands

c)

Minds

d)

Ways

34.

All good things must come ____

a)

to an end

b)

to end

c)

on end

d)

with end

35.

Don’t count your chickens before they ____

a)

hatch

b)

die

c)

stay

d)

born

36.

______ is the best policy

a)

Truth

b)

Honesty

c)

Kindness

d)

Empation

37.

If you play with fire, you’ll ____

a)

die

b)

get burned

c)

burn

d)

feel pain

38.

Like ____, like son

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

relative

d)

grandfather

39.

When in Rome, ___ as the Romans do.

a)

do

b)

live

c)

make

d)

survive

40.

Necessity is the _____ of invention.

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

rule

d)

beginning

41.

Time heals all ____

a)

wounds

b)

soul

c)

hearts

d)

people

42.

A penny saved is a penny ____

a)

earned

b)

with

c)

start

d)

earn

43.

Charity begins _____

a)

with you

b)

at home

c)

by yourself

d)

on school

44.

Rome wasn't built in ___

a)

time

b)

good time

c)

a day

d)

easy time