Proverbs MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 3

Proverbs Test 3

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Question 1

A.: It's risky to take an exam without reading the whole book. B.: But it's my last chance. _____.

A	New brooms sweep clean.
B	No new is good news
C	Once bitten, twice shy.
D	Sink or swim.
E	Poverty is no sin.

Question 2

A: You say this green dress doesn't suit me and I look dull in it. What about the blue one?

B: Oh, it's quite different. You must always wear it, you are lively in it.

A: You see, and my mother hates it. _____.

A	Rome wasn't built in a day.
B	A round peg in a square hole.
C	There is no place like home.
D	That's another pair of shoes.
E	Tastes differ.

Question 3

A: What kind of person is our director?

B: Can't make out. Neither kind nor strict. _____.

A	Neither fish nor flesh.
B	Too good to be true.
C	To turn over a new leaf.
D	Woken pigs fly.
E	Well begun is half done.

Question 4

_____, soonest mended.

A	If the sky falls
B	All covet
C	As you make your bed
D	As you sow
E	Least said

Question 5

When angry _____.

A	do as the Romans do
B	sweep clean
C	you will catch neither
D	you shall mow
E	count a hundred

Question 6

Many men, many _____.

A	servants
B	hands
C	minds
D	ways
E	thoughts

Question 7

Well begun is half _____.

A	gone
B	done
C	undone
D	a way
E	come

Question 8

East or West _____ is best.

A	castle
B	hut
C	home
D	palace
E	country

Question 9

A bird in the hand _____.

A	is worth two in the bush
B	makes even a cat laugh
C	has brought forth a mouse
D	speaks louder than words
E	changes his spots

Question 10

We have got two neighbours. One of them is a clever and polite man. He is an educated, cultural man. The other is rather selfish and stupid. He thinks he can buy everything as he is rich enough. He is a narrow-minded person. We don't like him.

A	As the tree so the fruit.
B	Health is above wealth.
C	No pains, no gains.
D	It's never too late to learn.
E	Better short of pence than short of sense.

Question 11

When faced with a difficult problem, it is better to consult other people.

A	To kill two birds with one stone.
B	Two heads are better than one.
C	If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.
D	The devil is not so black as he is painted.
E	East or West home is best.

Question 12

First, catch your _____ then cook it.

A	hare
B	hair
C	heir
D	car
E	bear

Question 13

A stitch in time _____.

A	saves nine
B	before they hatch
C	makes a good ending
D	before they are easy
E	makes perfect

Question 14

Mr Smith was rather lazy. He didn't like to work hard and always spared himself. He was sure that his father would support him all his life. But his father died and Mr Smith had a miserable life.

A	Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
B	Speech is silver but silence is gold.
C	No sweet without sweat.
D	As the tree, so the fruit.
E	First, think then speak.

Question 15

It was raining very hard. A lot of people were standing at the bus stop and were sorry they had not taken their umbrellas with them. But one man among them was cheerful and pleased. He always repeated, "The harder it rains the better I like it." Asked why he was happy with rain he answered ___________

A	Like to like.
B	The first blow is half the battle.
C	Actions speak louder than words.
D	An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
E	One man's meat is another man's poison.