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Adages and proverbs

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He always says that practice makes perfect. That's why he can fix almost anything.

a)

a person improves by trying

b)

a lot of time

c)

feeling bad

d)

a lot of money

e)

was really happy

2.

Although Hadley was still mad at her sister for loosing her favorite sweatshirt, she decided to let sleeping dogs lie and not mention it again.

a)

You should never wake a sleeping dog.

b)

It is best to not restart an old argument.

c)

Waking a sleeping dog will always start a fight.

3.

“Actions speak louder than words.”

a)

Benar-benar melakukan tindakan yang memiliki dampak lebih dari sekedar berbicara tentang hal itu lagi dan lagi.

b)

“Ketidakhadiran membuat hati semakin dekat.”

c)

Jauh di mata dekat di hati

d)

Orang yang putus asa tidak mempunyai pendirian.

4.

To be very similar to one's dad.

(a)  

5.
I miss my sister who stays at a hostel. As the saying goes __________.
a)
knowledge is power
b)
a friend in need is a friend indeed
c)
absence makes the heart grow fonder
d)
empty vessel makes the most noise
6.

When I arrived late to school, it was better late than never. What does this mean?

a)

I am always late to school

b)

I should never come to school

c)

It's better to be late than to not show up at all

d)

I should never be late

7.

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.

8.

The apple never falls far from the tree

a)

To be sick

b)

When someone looks or behaves like their parents

c)

To make someone very annoyed

d)

To be tired because it is late at night

9.

Don't throw the ______ out with the bath water.

a)

dog

b)

soap

c)

laundry

d)

baby

10.

An early bird catches the _________

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Pick the appropriate proverb for the given sentence: -

Trisha didn't care about how she looked at the event but doesn't she know that ________________

a)

Fine feather make fine birds

b)

Never to judge a book by its cover

c)

Good things come in small packages

d)

As you sow so you shall reap

12.

What is the meaning of the adage: Let's cross that bridge when we come to it?

a)

We should build a bridge over water.

b)

No one can tell us how to live.

c)

We should stay in the present and face difficulties as they happen.

d)

You cannot tell people how to live.

13.

What you do matters – not what you say.

a)

Misery loves company

b)

Actions speak louder than words

14.

Complete the proverbs or idioms with the correct answer.


Promises ______________________________.

a)

are made to be kept.

b)

hear no good of themselves.

c)

without breaking eggs.

d)

out of mind.

15.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

a)

Wszędzie dobrze gdzie nas nie ma.

b)

Zielona trawa jest zdrowa.

c)

Sąsiad ma lepszą trawę bo ją nawozi.

d)

Trawa jest zawsze zieleńsza na wiosnę.

16.

Beggars can't be choosers

a)

If you get something you asked for, don't complain about it

b)

Don't be a beggar

c)

Don't be a chooser

d)

What you do is more important than what you say

17.

The saying "___________ is the soul of wit" means that to be clever, one should use only a few well-chosen words.

a)

breve

b)

brevity

c)

abbreviation

d)

captain

18.

What does "Action speaks louder than words" mean?

a)

If no one can hear you when you speak, then act

b)

What someone actually does means more than what they say they will do

c)

If you act, people can hear you

19.

You should bring her to the party with you because __________________.

a)

two heads are better than one

b)

a friend in need is a friend indeed

c)

too many cooks spoil the broth

d)

knowledge is power