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Proverbs Exercise

This document provides 20 multiple choice questions about choosing the most suitable proverb to complete a statement. The proverbs cover common sayings about topics like practice and improvement, consequences of actions or inactions, perseverance and hard work leading to success, friendship, health, and financial responsibility among others.

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Proverbs Exercise

This document provides 20 multiple choice questions about choosing the most suitable proverb to complete a statement. The proverbs cover common sayings about topics like practice and improvement, consequences of actions or inactions, perseverance and hard work leading to success, friendship, health, and financial responsibility among others.

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Choose the most suitable proverb.

Pilih jawapan yang paling sesuai.

1 You will become a better football player if you practise regularly. As the saying goes
__________.

A practice makes perfect


B prevention is better than cure
C slow and steady wins the race
D learn to walk before you run

2 Nita cried for days when she failed her test. She did not do her revision, so it's no use to
__________.

A when the cat's away, the mice begin


to play
B worry often gives a small thing a big
shadow
C where there is a will, there is a way
D cry over spilt milk

3 Farah studies hard and prepares herself well for the examination because __________.

A knowledge is power
B practice makes perfect
C honesty is the best policy
D silence is golden

4 For safety precaution, students were told to walk in groups especially in deserted areas and
at night. As the saying goes __________.

A you should practice what you preach


B two heads are better than one
C out of sight, out of mind
D there's safety in numbers

5 My sister has been __________ ever since she received the offer as the bank manager.
A on cloud nine
B on the dot
C on the make
D on the rack

6 Mr Tan started out with a small stall but with hard work and determination now he three
famous restaurants in town because __________.

A great trees from little acorns grow


B all good things come to those who wait
C a fool and his money are soon parted
D a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

It's always more interesting to read stories of the contribution of men who gave their
7 live discovering something than to read about men who went to and fight in war as
the saying goes __________.

A the early bird catches the worm


B the pen is mightier than the sword
C the leopard cannot change its spots
D the grass is always greener on the other side

8 My uncle has been _________ ever since he received the offer as the project manager.

A on cloud nine
B on the dot
C on a knife-edge
D on the rack

9 Azman says, there is something wrong with the hammer as the nails he hits keeps
bending. This is the case of __________.
A a stitch in time saves nine
B a rolling stone gathers no moss
C a bad workman blames his tools
D a fool and his money are soon parted

10 You should try to solve any problem as soon as it arises or you may face a bigger
problem later. As the saying goes __________.

A a stitch in time saves nine


B a rolling stone gathers no moss
C a penny saved is a penny earned
D a fool and his money are soon parted

11 When Kevin had difficulties understanding Matematical formulas, Darren spent many
hours explaning to Kevin and he is indeed __________.

A a friend in need is a friend indeed


B half a loaf is better than no bread
C a fool and his money are soon parted
D a friend's eye is a good mirror

12 We should go early on our fishing trip so that we will get a good catch. As the saying
goes __________.

A the first step is the hardest


B the early bird catches the worm
C the pen is mightier than the sword
D the apple never falls far from its tree

13
Encik Rahman inherited a lot money from his late father but because he is not a ery
clever person many people cheated him of his money and at last he has nothing as the
saying goes __________.
A be swift to hear, slow to speak
B cut your coat according to your cloth
C a fool and his money are soon parted
D fortune knocks once at every man's door

14 If you take care of your health, then you don't have to spend money going to the
doctor every now and then. As the saying goes __________.

A one man's meat is another man's poison


B the apple never falls far from the tree
C an apple a day keeps the doctor away
D honey catches more fly than vinegar

15 Adibah smiled broadly when she won the story telling competition. All her
hard work and long training hours paid off. After all, __________.

A learning is a treasure that will follow its


owner everywhere
B never put off till tomorrow what can be
done today
C diligence is the mother of good fortune
D he laughs best who laughs last

16 Do not befriend a thief as you will also be labelled a thief. As the saying goes
__________.

A A new broom sweeps clean


B There is no smoke without fire
C A friend in need is a friend indeed
D A man is known by the company he keeps

17 Rama was __________ when he was asked to decide on the course he wanted to
take at the university.

A on thin ice
B on the fence
C behind the time
D by leaps and bounds

18 "I can't make the edges smooth because the tools are blunt" is just an excuse for
bad workmanship, as the saying goes __________.

A a bird in hand is worth two in the bush


B a bad workman blames his tools
C you are never too old to learn
D variety is the spice of life

19
Latif knows that he had to reduce his daily expenditure and save his money if he
wants to realise his dream of buying a new car at the end of the year as the
saying goes _________.

A you are never too old to learn


B the pen is mightier than the sword
C you can't have your cake and eat it too
D the grass is always greener on the other side

20 Aziz refused to lend any more money to Jaafar because he now realised that all the money
Jaafar had borrowed from him were used to pay his debts to others making it a case of
__________.

A rob Peter to pay Paul


B money can’t buy happiness
C Rome was not built in a day
D money does not grow on trees

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