Proverbs
The saying ‘enough is enough ’ is used when you want-
a) something to continue
b) something to stop
c) to tell instructions are clear
d) something to continue until it’s enough
Ans: b
‘Two heads are better than one’ means-
a) comprehension
b) correction
c) compromise
d) consultation
Ans: d
Hurry spoils-
a) the work
b) the curry
c) to tarry
d) and scary
Ans: b
Out of sight , out of —–
a) mind
b) life
c) might
d) light
Ans: a
A man is known by the —— he keeps
a) friends
b) money
c) asset
d) company
Ans: d
Many a little pickle makes a —
a) tickle
b) sickle
c) mickle
d) blackle
Ans: c
Education should teach us all to ——
a) oil one’s tongue
b) oil your own machine
c) oil the car
d) oil the wheel
Ans: b
Blood is always thicker than ——.
a) water
b) honey
c) milk
d) juice
Ans: a
The proverb “a burnt child dreads the fire” means-
a) to choose between equally bad alternative .
b) a bad experience may scare one’s attitude.
c) Children are burnt easily.
d) A burnt child needs to see a doctor
Ans: b
Speech is silver, but silence is—–
a) divine
b) simple
c) golden
d) enchanting
Ans: c
Man is the —– of his own fate.
a) architecture
b) architectural
c) architect
d) archer
Ans: c
“No news is good news”
a) It is likely that we expect bad news
b) It is likely to have bad news
c) It is likely that nothing bad has happened
d) It is likely that another bad has happened
Ans: c
A wearer knows where——-
a) when wears a crown
b) which wears a crown
c) that wears a crown
d) who wears a crown
Ans: c
Beggars con not be ——
a) choosers
b) reliable
c) honest
d) dishonest
Ans: a
Birds of the same feather ——-.
a) flock together
b) live together
c) fly together
d) look beautiful
Ans: a
Better late than ——–.
a) ever
b) never
c) whatever
d) however
Ans: b
The expression ‘tit for tat ’ is synonymous with
a) call spade a spade
b) a stitch in time saves nine
c) look before you leap
d) as you sow so you reap
Ans: d
Which one is incorrect ?
a) Two wrongs don’t make a right
b) Beggars must not be choosers
c) Absence makes the heart grow quicker
d) Two heads are better than three
Ans: d
One swallow does not make a ——-
a) quarrel
b) summer
c) autumn
d) treaty
Ans: b
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Man is the —— of his own fate.
a) projector
b) innovator
c) pioneer
d) architect
Ans: d
The idiom “ A stitch in time saves nine” refers the importance of-
a) saving lives
b) timely action
c) saving time
d) time tailoring
Ans: b
Which one of the following is a correct proverb?
a) pen is mightier than a sword
b) The pen is mightier than sword
c) A pen is mightier than the sword
d) The pen is mightier than the sword
Ans: d
Choose the correct translation of the proverb.
a) Two thieves are cousins
b) Better late than never
c) Morning shows the day
d) Birds of the same feather flock together
Ans: d
The correct proverb is—
a) Silence is capital
b) Silence is value
c) Silence is golden
d) Silence is meritorious
Ans: c
Knowledge is—-
a) strength
b) power
c) gravity
d) comfort
Ans: b
Something is better than ——.
a) everything
b) nothing
c) anything
d) all
Ans: b
Many men, many ——.
a) faces
b) lives
c) minds
d) thoughts
Ans: c
A friends ——- need is a friend indeed
a) to
b) in
c) for
d) at
Ans: b
Prevention is better than——
a) nothing
b) healing
c) cure
d) remedy
Ans: c
What is lotted cannot be ——.
a) blotted
b) broken
c) endured
d) updated
Ans: a
Grasp all,——–
a) lost all
b) losing
c) loses
d) lose all
Ans: d
It is one man’s meat is another man’s
a) wealth
b) joy
c) food
d) poison
Ans: d