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Proverbs

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Proverbs come from people's ______ experiences.

a)

happy

b)

common

c)

used

d)

clear

2.

Proverbs also come from traditional _____.

a)

know

b)

knowledge

c)

knowhow

3.

Proverbs ____ _____ people's common experiences.

a)

bring from

b)

come from

c)

encourage from

4.

One famous proverb is "A friend in need is a friend ____."

a)

will

b)

goal

c)

indeed

5.

A true friend ____ ___ you when you have trouble.

a)

stands around

b)

stands by

c)

stands about

6.

"Where there is a will, ________."

a)

there is a way

b)

there is a will

c)

there is help

7.

Proverbs often _____ us when we need help.

a)

play

b)

encourage

c)

help

d)

tell

8.

Proverbs _____ our lives.

a)

enrich

b)

rich

c)

need

9.

~に由来する = ?

a)

come to

b)

come from

c)

come by

10.

~を助ける = ?

a)

stand

b)

stand by

c)

stand around

11.

最後には = ?

a)

end wih

b)

end in

c)

in the end

12.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

a)

まさかの時に友こそ真の友

b)

意志あるところに道は開ける

c)

時はお金なり

13.

Proverbs _____ me a lot.

a)

was

b)

helped

c)

helping

14.

I ____ up at 7 o'clock every day.

a)

got

b)

get

c)

gets

15.

My friend _____ me a birthday present last week.

a)

gave

b)

gives

c)

giving

16.

Proverbs often include _____.

a)

bugs

b)

animals

c)

plants

17.

"Don't ride an elephant to catch a _____."

a)

grasshopper

b)

cockroach

c)

beetle

18.

The proverb "Don't ride an elephant to catch a grasshopper" comes from ______.

a)

Thailand

b)

Philippines

c)

India

d)

Brazil

19.

Proverbs from different countries often include ______local animals.

a)

wonderful

b)

family

c)

familiar

20.

"In a piranha-_____ river, an alligaor swims backstroke."

a)

fill

b)

filled

c)

filling

21.

Billy and I _____ tennis now.

a)

is playing

b)

are playing

c)

playing

22.

He ______ tomatoes at that time.

a)

cutting

b)

was cutting

c)

is cutting

23.

The train _____a Hakata Station soon.

a)

arrived

b)

is arriving

c)

was arriving

24.

Proverbs often include _____, too.

a)

bugs

b)

flowers

c)

fruits

25.

Many of proverbs have _____.

a)

some kind of meaning

b)

positive meanings

c)

negative meanings

26.

Proverbs are _____ treasures of human beings.

a)

helpful

b)

cultural

c)

useful