Proverbs Test

Proverbs Test

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

One cannot serve ____________ .

  1. anyone
  2. oneself in all matters
  3. the nation always
  4. two masters
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Empty vessels ____________ .

  1. fill much water in them
  2. make much noise
  3. are easy to carry
  4. can store many things
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Time once past, ____________ .

  1. cannot be saved
  2. reveals that the present is coming
  3. cannot be recalled
  4. goes into history
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

A bird in hand is worth ____________ .

  1. two in the bush
  2. than anything else
  3. doing nothing
  4. doing everything
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

An open door tempts ___________ .

  1. even thieves
  2. even animals
  3. even a saint
  4. even beggars
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

A bad name is ____________ .

  1. better than a good name
  2. worse than bad deeds
  3. the cause of many problems
  4. disliked
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Sweep ___________ .

  1. the rooms before the mistress comes
  2. before your own door
  3. the roads before the inspector comes
  4. before the doors of others
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Death keeps no ____________ .

  1. one away from it
  2. knowledge of the good and the bad
  3. calendar
  4. place
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Nearer the church, ___________ .

  1. farther from God
  2. farther from clergy
  3. farther from people
  4. farther from society
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

It is no use ___________ .

  1. my going there
  2. crying over spilt milk
  3. helping the greedy
  4. crying great when wool is little
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Fortune knocks at least once ___________ .

  1. at every door
  2. for every child to hear
  3. to lead astray
  4. to pick up a quarrel with it
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

When a man falls on evil days, ___________ .

  1. his wits are clouded
  2. his luck leaves him
  3. his near and dear ones leave him
  4. he cannot think of anything
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

To lock the stable after ___________ .

  1. the master is gone
  2. the horse rider is gone
  3. the horse is stolen
  4. the horse comes into the stable
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Every dark cloud ___________ .

  1. brings more rain
  2. has a silver lining
  3. makes the peacocks dance
  4. brings hope to the farmers
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

In times of prosperity, friends will be plenty; ___________.

  1. in times of adversity, not one in twenty
  2. and they will live with you
  3. in times of raining days, hay will not appear
  4. and they will support you
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Evil cannot ___________ .

  1. thrive forever
  2. harm anybody
  3. compete with the good
  4. present a good picture
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

To make a mountain ___________ .

  1. of a heap of sand
  2. of a bundle of bricks
  3. of a bundle of sticks
  4. of a mole hill
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Necessity is ____________ .

  1. the mother of invention
  2. the cause of many problems
  3. nothing but success
  4. the problem shooter
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

Cowards die many times ___________ .

  1. before inviting other’s for tea
  2. before they can achieve anything
  3. before their death
  4. before their friends
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.

A nod to the wise and ___________ .

  1. a fish to the fisherman
  2. a rod to the foolish
  3. a vegetable for a homemaker
  4. a cup of tea for a teetotaller