PROVERBS Exercise -1 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

TOPIC: PROVERBS Exercise -1

1. Which of the following is a correct proverb? [16th BCS]

A. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

B. Fools rush in where the angels fear to tread.

C. An fool rushes in where an angel fears to tread.

D. Fools rush in where the angels fear to tread

Ans: A

2. 'A friend in need is a friend indeed' - means [27th BCS]

A. A friend in bad time is a good friend.

B. A friend in need is an actual friend.

C. A friend which is need is a true friend.

D. Actual friend is he who is always in need.

Ans: A

3. Identify the correct proverb: [RU 07-08, 10-11]

A. Familiarity breeds contempt.

B. Familiarity breeds content.

C. Familiarity breeds concept.

D. Familiarity breeds contest.

Ans: A

4. Which of the following proverb is correct? [RU 05-06]

A. No news is good news.

B. No news are good news.

C. No news is a good news.

D. No news are a good news.

Ans: A

5. Choose the correct proverb: [RU 08-09]

A. The more you read, the more you learn.

B. More you read, more you learn.

C. The more you will read, the more you learn.

D. More you read, more learn.

Ans: A

6. 'Slow and steady wins the race' - means [36th BCS]

A. Slow and steady win the race.

B. Slow and steady won the race.

C. Slow and steady wins the race.

D. Slow and steady has won the race.

Ans: C

7. Which of the following is a proverb? [RU 09-10]

A. Strike the iron while it is hot.

B. Strike the iron when it is hot.

C. Strike the iron while hot.

D. Strike the iron at hot.

Ans: A

8. 'To carry coals to Newcastle' means - [RU 08-09]

A. to take things where they are already plentiful.

B. to take things where they are needed.

C. to carry coal to a new place.

D. to do unnecessary work.

Ans: A

9. Which proverb is correct? [JU 09-10]

A. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

B. A bad worker quarrels with his tools.

C. Bad workman quarrels with his tools.

D. A bad workman quarrels with his tool.

Ans: A

10. 'All that glitters is not gold' means - [RU 11-12]

A. All things are not gold.

B. Everything that shines is not gold.

C. Gold is a precious metal.

D. Glittering things are gold.

Ans: B

11. 'A barking dog seldom bites' means - [RU 07-08]

A. A dog that barks does not bite.

B. A dog that bites does not bark.

C. A barking dog is dangerous.

D. One who talks much does little.

Ans: D

12. 'Cut your coat according to your cloth' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Live within your means.

B. Wear clothes according to your size.

C. Cut your coat according to your size.

D. Do not spend more than you earn.

Ans: A

13. The correct proverb is: [RU 10-11]

A. A stitch in time saves nine.

B. A stitch in time saves ten.

C. A stitch in time saves fine.

D. A stitch in time saves mine.

Ans: A

14. 'Empty vessels sound much' means - [RU 06-07]

A. An empty vessel makes much noise.

B. People with little knowledge talk much.

C. Empty vessels are useless.

D. Sound comes from empty vessels.

Ans: B

15. 'To make a mountain out of a mole hill' means - [RU 08-09]

A. To make a big issue out of a small one.

B. To make a mountain.

C. To make a mole hill.

D. To create problems.

Ans: A

16. 'Where there is a will, there is a way' means - [RU 04-05]

A. If you have a will, you have a way.

B. Will power can solve problems.

C. Strong determination leads to success.

D. There is a way for everything.

Ans: C

17. Which is the correct proverb? [JU 05-06]

A. Birds of a feather flock together.

B. Birds of same feather flock together.

C. Birds of a feather flocks together.

D. Birds of feather flock together.

Ans: A

18. 'To kill two birds with one stone' means - [RU 06-07]

A. To kill two birds.

B. To achieve two things at once.

C. To use one stone.

D. To be cruel to birds.

Ans: B

19. 'Rome was not built in a day' means - [RU 07-08]

A. It takes time to create great things.

B. Rome is a great city.

C. Building Rome took many days.

D. Rome was built quickly.

Ans: A

20. 'Look before you leap' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Think before you act.

B. Look carefully before jumping.

C. Leaping is dangerous.

D. Do not leap without looking.

Ans: A

21. 'Grasp all, lose all' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Greed leads to loss.

B. If you grasp everything, you lose everything.

C. Don't be greedy.

D. Grasping is bad.

Ans: A

22. Which proverb is correct? [RU 05-06]

A. Necessity is the mother of invention.

B. Necessity is mother of invention.

C. Necessity is the mother of inventions.

D. Necessity is a mother of invention.

Ans: A

23. 'Honesty is the best policy' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Being honest is the best way.

B. Honesty is a policy.

C. Policy is honesty.

D. Honest people are best.

Ans: A

24. 'Better late than never' means - [RU 07-08]

A. It is better to do something late than not to do it at all.

B. Being late is better.

C. Never be late.

D. Late is better.

Ans: A

25. 'Practice makes a man perfect' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Regular practice leads to perfection.

B. Man becomes perfect by practice.

C. Practice is necessary for man.

D. Perfect man needs practice.

Ans: A

26. 'A bad workman quarrels with his tools' means - [RU 09-10]

A. A person who lacks skill blames his equipment.

B. Bad workmen quarrel.

C. Tools are important for workmen.

D. Workmen should not quarrel.

Ans: A

27. 'All is well that ends well' means - [RU 10-11]

A. A good ending makes everything good.

B. Everything is well.

C. Ending is important.

D. Well ending is all.

Ans: A

28. 'As you sow, so you reap' means - [RU 05-06]

A. You get what you deserve.

B. Sowing and reaping are related.

C. You reap what you sow.

D. Consequences follow actions.

Ans: A

29. 'Charity begins at home' means - [RU 08-09]

A. A person's first duty is to his own family.

B. Charity should be done at home.

C. Home is for charity.

D. Begins charity at home.

Ans: A

30. 'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Don't rely on something until you are sure of it.

B. Count chickens after hatching.

C. Chickens are hatched.

D. Counting chickens is bad.

Ans: A

31. 'Examples are better than precept' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Actions speak louder than words.

B. Precept is not good.

C. Examples are good.

D. Better examples are precept.

Ans: A

32. 'Faults are thick where love is thin' means - [RU 09-10]

A. People find faults when they do not love.

B. Love covers faults.

C. Thick faults are bad.

D. Love is thin.

Ans: A

33. 'God helps those who help themselves' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Self-help is the best help.

B. God helps everyone.

C. Helping oneself is good.

D. God is helpful.

Ans: A

34. 'Handsome is that handsome does' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Actions make a person handsome.

B. Handsome people do handsome things.

C. Doing handsome is good.

D. Handsome is good.

Ans: A

35. 'Ill news runs apace' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Bad news spreads quickly.

B. Ill news is fast.

C. News runs fast.

D. Apace news is ill.

Ans: A

36. 'It takes two to make a quarrel' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Both sides are responsible for a disagreement.

B. Two people are needed for a quarrel.

C. Quarrel needs two.

D. Making a quarrel takes two.

Ans: A

37. 'Let bygones be bygones' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Forget the past.

B. Bygones are bygones.

C. Let past be past.

D. Forget bygones.

Ans: A

38. 'Make hay while the sun shines' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Make the best use of an opportunity.

B. Make hay in the sun.

C. Sun shines on hay.

D. Hay making needs sun.

Ans: A

39. 'Many a little makes a mickle' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Small things add up to something big.

B. Little makes mickle.

C. Many littles are mickle.

D. Mickle is made of little.

Ans: A

40. 'Might is right' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Powerful people can do what they want.

B. Might is correct.

C. Right is might.

D. Power is right.

Ans: A

41. 'No smoke without fire' means - [RU 08-09]

A. There is always a reason for a rumour.

B. Fire causes smoke.

C. Smoke comes from fire.

D. No fire, no smoke.

Ans: A

42. 'One swallow does not make a summer' means - [RU 07-08]

A. A single fortunate event does not mean that what follows will also be good.

B. Swallow comes in summer.

C. Summer needs swallows.

D. One swallow is not enough.

Ans: A

43. 'Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Waiting is hard but the result is good.

B. Patience is sweet.

C. Fruit of patience is sweet.

D. Bitter patience has sweet fruit.

Ans: A

44. 'Penny wise, pound foolish' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Careful about small amounts but careless about large amounts.

B. Wise with penny, foolish with pound.

C. Penny is wise.

D. Pound is foolish.

Ans: A

45. 'Prevention is better than cure' means - [RU 10-11]

A. It is better to stop something bad from happening than to deal with it after it has happened.

B. Prevention is good.

C. Cure is better.

D. Better prevention is cure.

Ans: A

46. 'Silence is golden' means - [RU 05-06]

A. It is often better to say nothing.

B. Silence is gold.

C. Golden silence.

D. Being silent is good.

Ans: A

47. 'The grapes are sour' means - [RU 08-09]

A. People pretend to dislike what they cannot get.

B. Grapes are not sweet.

C. Sour grapes are bad.

D. Grapes can be sour.

Ans: A

48. 'The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Only the person suffering knows the pain.

B. Shoe pinches the wearer.

C. Wearer knows the shoe.

D. Pinched shoe is bad.

Ans: A

49. 'There is many a slip between the cup and the lip' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Many things can go wrong before a plan is accomplished.

B. Slip between cup and lip.

C. Cup and lip have slip.

D. Many slips are there.

Ans: A

50. 'Time and tide wait for no man' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Time passes and cannot be stopped.

B. Time waits for none.

C. Tide waits for none.

D. Time and tide are important.

Ans: A

Here are the 50 proverb questions formatted in the spacious, vertical style starting from 1.

1. 'Tit for tat' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Retaliation.

B. Tit is for tat.

C. Tat for tit.

D. Do tit for tat.

Ans: A

2. 'To blow hot and cold' means - [RU 05-06]

A. To be inconsistent.

B. Blow hot then cold.

C. Hot and cold blowing.

D. Change mind.

Ans: A

3. 'To cast pearls before swine' means - [RU 08-09]

A. To offer something valuable to someone who does not appreciate it.

B. Cast pearls to swine.

C. Swine likes pearls.

D. Pearls are for swine.

Ans: A

4. 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Too many people involved in something ruin it.

B. Cooks spoil broth.

C. Many cooks are bad.

D. Broth is spoiled by cooks.

Ans: A

5. 'United we stand, divided we fall' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Unity is strength.

B. We stand united.

C. We fall divided.

D. Stand and fall.

Ans: A

6. 'Waste not, want not' means - [RU 09-10]

A. If you use your resources carefully, you will never be in need.

B. Do not waste.

C. Do not want.

D. Waste and want.

Ans: A

7. 'Where there is life, there is hope' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Never give up hope.

B. Life has hope.

C. Hope is life.

D. Life and hope.

Ans: A

8. 'A beggar must not be a chooser' means - [RU 05-06]

A. People who depend on the generosity of others cannot pick and choose.

B. Beggars cannot choose.

C. Choosers are not beggars.

D. Beggar chooses.

Ans: A

9. 'A burnt child dreads the fire' means - [RU 08-09]

A. A bad experience makes one cautious.

B. Burnt child fears fire.

C. Fire burns child.

D. Child dreads fire.

Ans: A

10. 'A cat has nine lives' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Cats are very hard to kill.

B. Cats live long.

C. Nine lives of cat.

D. Cat lives nine times.

Ans: A

11. 'A little learning is a dangerous thing' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Incomplete knowledge can lead to mistakes.

B. Little learning is bad.

C. Learning is dangerous.

D. Dangerous thing is learning.

Ans: A

12. 'A rolling stone gathers no moss' means - [RU 09-10]

A. A person who moves from place to place has no responsibilities or advantages.

B. Rolling stone has no moss.

C. Stone gathers moss.

D. Moss on rolling stone.

Ans: A

13. 'A stitch in time saves nine' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Dealing with a problem immediately prevents it from getting worse.

B. Stitch in time.

C. Saves nine stitches.

D. Time saves stitches.

Ans: A

14. 'Action speaks louder than words' means - [RU 05-06]

A. What you do is more important than what you say.

B. Actions speak.

C. Words speak.

D. Louder actions.

Ans: A

15. 'All that glitters is not gold' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Not everything that looks good is actually good.

B. Glittering things are not gold.

C. Gold glitters.

D. All glitters.

Ans: A

16. 'An empty vessel sounds much' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Foolish people talk the most.

B. Empty vessel sounds.

C. Sound of vessel.

D. Much sound.

Ans: A

17. 'As you sow, so shall you reap' means - [RU 06-07]

A. You have to accept the consequences of your actions.

B. Sow and reap.

C. Reaping follows sowing.

D. Sow as you reap.

Ans: A

18. 'Barking dogs seldom bite' means - [RU 09-10]

A. People who threaten rarely take action.

B. Dogs bark and bite.

C. Seldom bite dogs.

D. Barking dogs.

Ans: A

19. 'Beauty is only skin deep' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Physical beauty is not as important as character.

B. Beauty is skin.

C. Skin deep beauty.

D. Deep beauty.

Ans: A

20. 'Better late than never' means - [RU 05-06]

A. It is better to do something late than not at all.

B. Late is better.

C. Never late.

D. Better never.

Ans: A

21. 'Birds of a feather flock together' means - [RU 08-09]

A. People with similar interests stick together.

B. Birds flock together.

C. Feather birds.

D. Flock of birds.

Ans: A

22. 'Blood is thicker than water' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Family bonds are stronger than other relationships.

B. Blood is thick.

C. Water is thin.

D. Thicker blood.

Ans: A

23. 'Charity begins at home' means - [RU 06-07]

A. You should take care of your family before others.

B. Home charity.

C. Begins at home.

D. Charity at home.

Ans: A

24. 'Cleanliness is next to godliness' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity.

B. Cleanliness is good.

C. Godliness is clean.

D. Next to godliness.

Ans: A

25. 'Cowards die many times before their deaths' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Cowards are always afraid.

B. Cowards die.

C. Many deaths.

D. Before death.

Ans: A

26. 'Cut your coat according to your cloth' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Live within your income.

B. Cut coat.

C. Cloth coat.

D. According to cloth.

Ans: A

27. 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Don't make plans based on future events that may not happen.

B. Count chickens.

C. Before hatch.

D. Chickens hatch.

Ans: A

28. 'Don't judge a book by its cover' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Don't judge someone based on appearance alone.

B. Judge book.

C. Cover of book.

D. Don't judge cover.

Ans: A

29. 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Don't risk everything on a single venture.

B. Eggs in basket.

C. Put eggs.

D. One basket.

Ans: A

30. 'Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise' means - [RU 09-10]

A. A healthy lifestyle leads to success.

B. Early bed.

C. Early rise.

D. Healthy wealthy wise.

Ans: A

31. 'Every cloud has a silver lining' means - [RU 10-11]

A. There is something good in every bad situation.

B. Cloud has lining.

C. Silver lining.

D. Every cloud.

Ans: A

32. 'Every dog has his day' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Everyone gets a chance eventually.

B. Dog has day.

C. Every dog.

D. His day.

Ans: A

33. 'Experience is the best teacher' means - [RU 08-09]

A. You learn more from doing than from studying.

B. Experience teaches.

C. Best teacher.

D. Teacher experience.

Ans: A

34. 'Failure is the pillar of success' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Failure teaches us how to succeed.

B. Failure pillar.

C. Success pillar.

D. Failure success.

Ans: A

35. 'Fortune favours the brave' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Luck is on the side of those who take risks.

B. Fortune brave.

C. Favours brave.

D. Brave fortune.

Ans: A

36. 'God helps those who help themselves' means - [RU 09-10]

A. You must work hard to achieve your goals.

B. God helps.

C. Help themselves.

D. God those.

Ans: A

37. 'Good things come to those who wait' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Patience is rewarded.

B. Good things wait.

C. Come to those.

D. Wait good things.

Ans: A

38. 'Haste makes waste' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Rushing leads to mistakes.

B. Haste waste.

C. Makes waste.

D. Waste haste.

Ans: A

39. 'Honesty is the best policy' means - [RU 08-09]

A. It is always better to tell the truth.

B. Honesty policy.

C. Best policy.

D. Is policy.

Ans: A

40. 'Hope for the best, prepare for the worst' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Be optimistic but ready for difficulties.

B. Hope best.

C. Prepare worst.

D. Best worst.

Ans: A

41. 'If you can't beat them, join them' means - [RU 06-07]

A. If you cannot defeat your opponents, cooperate with them.

B. Beat them.

C. Join them.

D. Can't beat.

Ans: A

42. 'Ignorance is bliss' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Not knowing something is often better than knowing it.

B. Ignorance bliss.

C. Is bliss.

D. Bliss ignorance.

Ans: A

43. 'It never rains but it pours' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Bad things tend to happen at the same time.

B. Never rains.

C. But pours.

D. Rains pours.

Ans: A

44. 'It takes two to tango' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Both parties are responsible for a situation.

B. Two tango.

C. Takes two.

D. To tango.

Ans: A

45. 'Jack of all trades, master of none' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Someone who is good at many things but expert in none.

B. Jack trades.

C. Master none.

D. All trades.

Ans: A

46. 'Knowledge is power' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Education and knowledge give you advantage.

B. Knowledge power.

C. Is power.

D. Power knowledge.

Ans: A

47. 'Laughter is the best medicine' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Humor helps you feel better.

B. Laughter medicine.

C. Best medicine.

D. Is medicine.

Ans: A

48. 'Let sleeping dogs lie' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Do not disturb a situation as it is.

B. Sleeping dogs.

C. Lie dogs.

D. Let lie.

Ans: A

49. 'Like father, like son' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Sons often resemble their fathers.

B. Like father.

C. Like son.

D. Father son.

Ans: A

50. 'Look before you leap' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Consider the consequences before acting.

B. Look leap.

C. Before leap.

D. You leap.

Ans: A

Here are the 50 proverb questions (101-150) formatted in the spacious, vertical style starting from 1.

1. 'Make hay while the sun shines' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Take advantage of an opportunity while it lasts.

B. Make hay.

C. Sun shines.

D. While shines.

Ans: A

2. 'Money doesn't grow on trees' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Money is hard to earn.

B. Money trees.

C. Grow trees.

D. Doesn't grow.

Ans: A

3. 'Necessity is the mother of invention' means - [RU 06-07]

A. When you really need something, you will find a way.

B. Necessity mother.

C. Mother invention.

D. Is invention.

Ans: A

4. 'Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Don't procrastinate.

B. Put off.

C. Until tomorrow.

D. Do today.

Ans: A

5. 'No man is an island' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Everyone needs help from others.

B. No man.

C. An island.

D. Is island.

Ans: A

6. 'No pain, no gain' means - [RU 05-06]

A. You must work hard to succeed.

B. No pain.

C. No gain.

D. Pain gain.

Ans: A

7. 'Old habits die hard' means - [RU 08-09]

A. It is difficult to change established habits.

B. Old habits.

C. Die hard.

D. Habits die.

Ans: A

8. 'One good turn deserves another' means - [RU 07-08]

A. If someone helps you, you should help them.

B. Good turn.

C. Deserves another.

D. One turn.

Ans: A

9. 'Out of sight, out of mind' means - [RU 06-07]

A. You forget people who are not around.

B. Out sight.

C. Out mind.

D. Sight mind.

Ans: A

10. 'Practice makes perfect' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Doing something repeatedly improves your skill.

B. Practice perfect.

C. Makes perfect.

D. Practice makes.

Ans: A

11. 'Rome wasn't built in a day' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Great things take time.

B. Rome built.

C. In day.

D. Wasn't built.

Ans: A

12. 'Slow and steady wins the race' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Consistency leads to success.

B. Slow steady.

C. Wins race.

D. Steady wins.

Ans: A

13. 'Strike while the iron is hot' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Act decisively when the opportunity arises.

B. Strike iron.

C. Iron hot.

D. While hot.

Ans: A

14. 'The early bird catches the worm' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort early.

B. Early bird.

C. Catches worm.

D. Bird worm.

Ans: A

15. 'The grass is always greener on the other side' means - [RU 06-07]

A. People always want what they don't have.

B. Grass greener.

C. Other side.

D. Always greener.

Ans: A

16. 'The pen is mightier than the sword' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Words are more effective than violence.

B. Pen mightier.

C. Than sword.

D. Is mightier.

Ans: A

17. 'There is no use crying over spilt milk' means - [RU 10-11]

A. There is no point in worrying about things that have already happened.

B. Crying milk.

C. Spilt milk.

D. No use.

Ans: A

18. 'Time is money' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Time is a valuable resource.

B. Time money.

C. Is money.

D. Time is.

Ans: A

19. 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Too many people trying to do the same thing causes confusion.

B. Many cooks.

C. Spoil broth.

D. Too many.

Ans: A

20. 'Two heads are better than one' means - [RU 07-08]

A. It is better to work together than alone.

B. Two heads.

C. Better one.

D. Than one.

Ans: A

21. 'Two wrongs don't make a right' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Revenge does not justify a wrong action.

B. Two wrongs.

C. Make right.

D. Don't make.

Ans: A

22. 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Follow the local customs when visiting a new place.

B. In Rome.

C. Do Romans.

D. As Romans.

Ans: A

23. 'Where there's a will, there's a way' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Determination leads to success.

B. Will way.

C. There's will.

D. There's way.

Ans: A

24. 'You can't judge a book by its cover' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Appearances can be deceiving.

B. Judge book.

C. Its cover.

D. Can't judge.

Ans: A

25. 'You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' means - [RU 08-09]

A. You cannot achieve something important without making sacrifices.

B. Make omelette.

C. Breaking eggs.

D. Can't make.

Ans: A

26. 'A bad workman quarrels with his tools' means - [RU 07-08]

A. A person who blames his tools for his own lack of skill.

B. Bad workman.

C. Quarrels tools.

D. With tools.

Ans: A

27. 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' means - [RU 06-07]

A. It is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it for something potentially better.

B. Bird hand.

C. Two bush.

D. Worth two.

Ans: A

28. 'A friend in need is a friend indeed' means - [RU 09-10]

A. A true friend helps you when you are in trouble.

B. Friend need.

C. Friend indeed.

D. In need.

Ans: A

29. 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Big achievements start with small beginnings.

B. Journey miles.

C. Single step.

D. Thousand miles.

Ans: A

30. 'A leopard cannot change its spots' means - [RU 05-06]

A. A person cannot change their nature.

B. Leopard spots.

C. Change spots.

D. Cannot change.

Ans: A

31. 'A penny saved is a penny earned' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Saving money is as good as earning it.

B. Penny saved.

C. Penny earned.

D. Is earned.

Ans: A

32. 'A picture is worth a thousand words' means - [RU 07-08]

A. A visual image can convey a complex idea more effectively than words.

B. Picture words.

C. Thousand words.

D. Worth thousand.

Ans: A

33. 'Actions speak louder than words' means - [RU 06-07]

A. What you do is more important than what you say.

B. Actions speak.

C. Louder words.

D. Than words.

Ans: A

34. 'All good things must come to an end' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Nothing lasts forever.

B. Good things.

C. Come end.

D. To end.

Ans: A

35. 'All is fair in love and war' means - [RU 10-11]

A. In certain situations, normal rules do not apply.

B. All fair.

C. Love war.

D. In love.

Ans: A

36. 'All that glitters is not gold' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Appearances can be deceiving.

B. All glitters.

C. Not gold.

D. Is gold.

Ans: A

37. 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring.

B. All work.

C. No play.

D. Dull boy.

Ans: A

38. 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Eating healthy food keeps you healthy.

B. Apple day.

C. Doctor away.

D. Keeps doctor.

Ans: A

39. 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' means - [RU 06-07]

A. It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage later.

B. Ounce prevention.

C. Pound cure.

D. Worth pound.

Ans: A

40. 'As you sow, so shall you reap' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Your actions determine your future.

B. As sow.

C. So reap.

D. Shall reap.

Ans: A

41. 'Barking dogs seldom bite' means - [RU 10-11]

A. People who make threats rarely carry them out.

B. Barking dogs.

C. Seldom bite.

D. Dogs bite.

Ans: A

42. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.

B. Beauty eye.

C. Of beholder.

D. In eye.

Ans: A

43. 'Better late than never' means - [RU 08-09]

A. It is better to do something late than not at all.

B. Better late.

C. Than never.

D. Late never.

Ans: A

44. 'Better safe than sorry' means - [RU 07-08]

A. It is better to be careful than to regret later.

B. Better safe.

C. Than sorry.

D. Safe sorry.

Ans: A

45. 'Birds of a feather flock together' means - [RU 06-07]

A. People with similar interests associate with one another.

B. Birds feather.

C. Flock together.

D. Feather flock.

Ans: A

46. 'Blood is thicker than water' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Family relationships are stronger than others.

B. Blood thicker.

C. Than water.

D. Is thicker.

Ans: A

47. 'Cleanliness is next to godliness' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Being clean is a virtue.

B. Cleanliness next.

C. To godliness.

D. Is next.

Ans: A

48. 'Curiosity killed the cat' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Being too curious can get you into trouble.

B. Curiosity killed.

C. The cat.

D. Killed cat.

Ans: A

49. 'Don't bite the hand that feeds you' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Don't treat someone badly who has helped you.

B. Don't bite.

C. Hand feeds.

D. Feeds you.

Ans: A

50. 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Don't rely on it until you're sure of it.

B. Don't count.

C. Before hatch.

D. Chickens hatch.

Ans: A

1. 'Don't judge a book by its cover' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Don't judge by appearances.

B. Don't judge.

C. By cover.

D. Book cover.

Ans: A

2. 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Don't risk everything on one plan.

B. Don't put.

C. Eggs basket.

D. One basket.

Ans: A

3. 'Early bird catches the worm' means - [RU 10-11]

A. The person who arrives first has the best chance of success.

B. Early bird.

C. Catches worm.

D. Bird worm.

Ans: A

4. 'Every cloud has a silver lining' means - [RU 05-06]

A. There is hope in every bad situation.

B. Every cloud.

C. Silver lining.

D. Has lining.

Ans: A

5. 'Every dog has his day' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Everyone gets a chance.

B. Every dog.

C. His day.

D. Has day.

Ans: A

6. 'Every rose has its thorn' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Every good thing has a downside.

B. Every rose.

C. Its thorn.

D. Has thorn.

Ans: A

7. 'Fortune favours the brave' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Luck favours those who take risks.

B. Fortune favours.

C. The brave.

D. Favours brave.

Ans: A

8. 'God helps those who help themselves' means - [RU 09-10]

A. You need to work hard to get help.

B. God helps.

C. Help themselves.

D. Those who.

Ans: A

9. 'Good things come to those who wait' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Patience brings rewards.

B. Good things.

C. Come to.

D. Who wait.

Ans: A

10. 'Haste makes waste' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Rushing causes mistakes.

B. Haste makes.

C. Makes waste.

D. Waste haste.

Ans: A

11. 'Honesty is the best policy' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Telling the truth is always better.

B. Honesty policy.

C. Best policy.

D. Is policy.

Ans: A

12. 'Hope for the best, prepare for the worst' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Be optimistic but ready for failure.

B. Hope best.

C. Prepare worst.

D. For best.

Ans: A

13. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Don't change something that works.

B. If ain't.

C. Don't fix.

D. Broke fix.

Ans: A

14. 'If you can't beat them, join them' means - [RU 09-10]

A. If you can't defeat an opponent, work with them.

B. Can't beat.

C. Join them.

D. Beat join.

Ans: A

15. 'If you play with fire, you get burned' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Dangerous actions have bad consequences.

B. Play fire.

C. Get burned.

D. With fire.

Ans: A

16. 'Ignorance is bliss' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Not knowing is better than knowing.

B. Ignorance bliss.

C. Is bliss.

D. Bliss ignorance.

Ans: A

17. 'It never rains but it pours' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Bad things happen all at once.

B. Never rains.

C. But pours.

D. Rains pours.

Ans: A

18. 'It takes two to tango' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Two people are needed for a conflict.

B. Takes two.

C. To tango.

D. Two tango.

Ans: A

19. 'Jack of all trades, master of none' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Someone who does many things but is not an expert in any.

B. Jack trades.

C. Master none.

D. All trades.

Ans: A

20. 'Keep your friends close and your enemies closer' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Watch your enemies closely.

B. Friends close.

C. Enemies closer.

D. Keep close.

Ans: A

21. 'Kill two birds with one stone' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Solve two problems with one action.

B. Kill birds.

C. One stone.

D. Two birds.

Ans: A

22. 'Knowledge is power' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Knowing things gives you control.

B. Knowledge power.

C. Is power.

D. Power knowledge.

Ans: A

23. 'Laughter is the best medicine' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Laughing makes you feel better.

B. Laughter medicine.

C. Best medicine.

D. Is medicine.

Ans: A

24. 'Leave no stone unturned' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Try everything possible.

B. Leave stone.

C. Stone unturned.

D. No stone.

Ans: A

25. 'Let sleeping dogs lie' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Don't cause trouble if you don't have to.

B. Sleeping dogs.

C. Lie dogs.

D. Let lie.

Ans: A

26. 'Like father, like son' means - [RU 09-10]

A. A son is like his father.

B. Like father.

C. Like son.

D. Father son.

Ans: A

27. 'Look before you leap' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Think before you act.

B. Look leap.

C. Before leap.

D. You leap.

Ans: A

28. 'Make hay while the sun shines' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Do it while you can.

B. Make hay.

C. Sun shines.

D. While shines.

Ans: A

29. 'Money is the root of all evil' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Money causes bad things.

B. Money root.

C. All evil.

D. Is root.

Ans: A

30. 'Necessity is the mother of invention' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Need drives innovation.

B. Necessity mother.

C. Mother invention.

D. Is invention.

Ans: A

31. 'Never look a gift horse in the mouth' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Don't criticize a gift.

B. Look horse.

C. Gift horse.

D. In mouth.

Ans: A

32. 'No man is an island' means - [RU 09-10]

A. No one can live alone.

B. No man.

C. Is island.

D. An island.

Ans: A

33. 'No pain, no gain' means - [RU 10-11]

A. You have to work for what you want.

B. No pain.

C. No gain.

D. Pain gain.

Ans: A

34. 'Out of sight, out of mind' means - [RU 05-06]

A. If you don't see it, you forget it.

B. Out sight.

C. Out mind.

D. Sight mind.

Ans: A

35. 'Practice makes perfect' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Practice improves skills.

B. Practice perfect.

C. Makes perfect.

D. Practice makes.

Ans: A

36. 'Rome wasn't built in a day' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Important things take time.

B. Rome built.

C. In day.

D. Wasn't built.

Ans: A

37. 'Slow and steady wins the race' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Don't give up.

B. Slow steady.

C. Wins race.

D. Steady wins.

Ans: A

38. 'Strike while the iron is hot' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Take action now.

B. Strike iron.

C. Iron hot.

D. While hot.

Ans: A

39. 'The early bird catches the worm' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Don't be late.

B. Early bird.

C. Catches worm.

D. Bird worm.

Ans: A

40. 'The grass is always greener on the other side' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Others' lives seem better.

B. Grass greener.

C. Other side.

D. Always greener.

Ans: A

41. 'The pen is mightier than the sword' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Writing is powerful.

B. Pen mightier.

C. Than sword.

D. Is mightier.

Ans: A

42. 'There is no use crying over spilt milk' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Don't regret the past.

B. Crying milk.

C. Spilt milk.

D. No use.

Ans: A

43. 'Time is money' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Don't waste time.

B. Time money.

C. Is money.

D. Time is.

Ans: A

44. 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Too many people ruin the result.

B. Many cooks.

C. Spoil broth.

D. Too many.

Ans: A

45. 'Two heads are better than one' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Collaboration is good.

B. Two heads.

C. Better one.

D. Than one.

Ans: A

46. 'Two wrongs don't make a right' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Don't revenge.

B. Two wrongs.

C. Make right.

D. Don't make.

Ans: A

47. 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Adapt to local customs.

B. In Rome.

C. Do Romans.

D. As Romans.

Ans: A

48. 'Where there's a will, there's a way' means - [RU 07-08]

A. If you want it, you can do it.

B. Will way.

C. There's will.

D. There's way.

Ans: A

49. 'You can't judge a book by its cover' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Look deeper than the surface.

B. Judge book.

C. Its cover.

D. Can't judge.

Ans: A

50. 'You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Sacrifices are necessary.

B. Make omelette.

C. Breaking eggs.

D. Can't make.

Ans: A

1. 'A stitch in time saves nine' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Fix problems early.

B. Stitch time.

C. Saves nine.

D. In time.

Ans: A

2. 'Actions speak louder than words' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Doing is better than saying.

B. Actions speak.

C. Louder words.

D. Than words.

Ans: A

3. 'All good things must come to an end' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Good times end.

B. Good things.

C. Come end.

D. To end.

Ans: A

4. 'All is fair in love and war' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Anything goes.

B. All fair.

C. Love war.

D. In love.

Ans: A

5. 'All that glitters is not gold' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Things aren't always what they seem.

B. All glitters.

C. Not gold.

D. Is gold.

Ans: A

6. 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Balance work and life.

B. All work.

C. No play.

D. Dull boy.

Ans: A

7. 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Eat healthy.

B. Apple day.

C. Doctor away.

D. Keeps doctor.

Ans: A

8. 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Prevent problems before they start.

B. Ounce prevention.

C. Pound cure.

D. Worth pound.

Ans: A

9. 'As you sow, so shall you reap' means - [RU 08-09]

A. You are responsible for your actions.

B. As sow.

C. So reap.

D. Shall reap.

Ans: A

10. 'Barking dogs seldom bite' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Loud people are not dangerous.

B. Barking dogs.

C. Seldom bite.

D. Dogs bite.

Ans: A

11. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Beauty is subjective.

B. Beauty eye.

C. Of beholder.

D. In eye.

Ans: A

12. 'Better late than never' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Late is acceptable.

B. Better late.

C. Than never.

D. Late never.

Ans: A

13. 'Better safe than sorry' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Be cautious.

B. Better safe.

C. Than sorry.

D. Safe sorry.

Ans: A

14. 'Birds of a feather flock together' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Like minds think alike.

B. Birds feather.

C. Flock together.

D. Feather flock.

Ans: A

15. 'Blood is thicker than water' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Family comes first.

B. Blood thicker.

C. Than water.

D. Is thicker.

Ans: A

16. 'Charity begins at home' means - [RU 07-08]

A. Help family first.

B. Home charity.

C. Begins at home.

D. Charity at home.

Ans: A

17. 'Cleanliness is next to godliness' means - [RU 06-07]

A. Cleanliness is important.

B. Cleanliness next.

C. To godliness.

D. Is next.

Ans: A

18. 'Cowards die many times before their deaths' means - [RU 09-10]

A. Fear feels like death.

B. Cowards die.

C. Many deaths.

D. Before death.

Ans: A

19. 'Cut your coat according to your cloth' means - [RU 10-11]

A. Budget accordingly.

B. Cut coat.

C. Cloth coat.

D. According to cloth.

Ans: A

20. 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch' means - [RU 05-06]

A. Wait for results.

B. Don't count.

C. Before hatch.

D. Chickens hatch.

Ans: A

21. 'Don't judge a book by its cover' means - [RU 08-09]

A. Don't be superficial.

B. Judge book.

C. Its cover.

D. Don't judge.

Ans: A