QUESTION 6 (PROVERBS/ IDIOMS/ SIMILES)

Instruction: Choose the most suitable proverb

1. You must be careful when you cross the road. As the saying goes ________________.
A. look before you leap
B. better late than never
C. more haste, less speed
D. fortune favours the bold

2. Although we may not be in time for the function, we certainly will be there. As the
saying goes _______________.
A. better late than never
B. make hay while the sun shines
C. there’s no time like the present
D. hope the best, but prepare the worst

3. The children are always together as they both enjoy reading comics. As the saying goes
_________________.
A. blood is thicker than water
B. two heads are better than one
C. birds of a feather flock together
D. a friend in need is a friend indeed

4. David, please ride your bicycle slowly. As the saying goes ______________.
A. walk before you run
B. birds of a feather flock together
C. there are two sides to every question
D. a picture is worth a thousand words

5. Mei Ling, please give him enough food so that he is not hungry. As the saying goes
____________.
A. all things come to those who wait
B. cheapest is dearest
C. a hungry man is an angry man
D. any time means no time

6. You should not be stingy with eating healthy food. As the saying goes ____________.
A. call a spade a spade
B. all’s fail in love and war
C. a rolling stone gathers no moss
D. don’t be penny wise pound foolish
 7. Birds of feather flock together mean
A. people who enjoy the same interest usually group together
B. birds with beautiful feathers fly high
C. beautiful people always get to
D. feathers at the birds are very important

8. Aina told her friends that they don’t need too many people to do the works because
_____________
A. practice make perfect
B. make hay while the sun shines
C. easier said than done
D. too many cooks spoil the broth

9. You should learn a skill now that you have the time. As the saying goes ___________.
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed
B. make hay while the sun shines
C. look before you leap
D. the early bird catches the worm

10. You should return that lost wallet to the owner. As the saying goes ____________.
A. half a loaf is better that none
B. honesty is the best policy
C. the early bird catches the worm
D. a friend in need is a friend indeed

Instruction: Choose the most suitable idiom

11. It was a loud and noisy rain storm. It was ________________.
A. raining cats and mice
B. raining dogs and puppies
C. raining cats and kittens
D. raining cats and dogs

12. The branded handbag really costs me a lot but I really like it. As the saying goes
_____________.
A. it costs me high jump
B. it costs me an arm and a leg
C. it costs me two arms
D. it costs me without arms
 13. She should mend the tear in her dress before it becomes bigger. As the saying goes
_______________.
A. it’s no use crying over spilt milk
B. too many cooks spoil the soup
C. many hands make light work
D. a stitch in time saves nine

Instruction: Choose the most suitable similes

14. When the teacher found out the boy had been lying again, she was as angry as a
________________.
A. horse
B. bull
C. lion
D. tiger

15. Hussin’s father is firce like a ______________. He always scolds him.

A. donkey
B. lion
C. dog
D. elephant

16. Abu is afraid his mother. His mother is ___________.

A. as fierce as a lion
B. as bright as a sun
C. as tall as a mountain
D. as black as coal

17. The soldiers won the battle. They fought _____________.

A. as angrily as bulls
B. bravely like lions
C. like cheetah
D. like bulls

18. Amira’s face turned ____________ when she could not pay for her food.
A. as purple as a bruise
B. as orange as fire
C. as yellow as sunflower
D. as red as a tomato