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PROVERBS SET 1

Choose the most suitable proverb.

1) We should not overspend. As the saying goes, .

A) look before you leap
B) laughter is the best medicine
C) every cloud has a silver lining
D) cut your coat according to your cloth

2) If we do an activity regularly, we will become very good at it. As the saying goes,
.

A) great minds think alike
B) practice makes perfect
C) practise what you preach
D) don’t try to run before you can walk

3) The things we do are more important than the things we say we will do. As the saying
goes, .

A) practice what you preach
B) do as you would be done by
C) a still tongue keeps a wise head
D) actions speak louder than words

4) You didn’t work hard enough and as a result, you failed the exam. As the saying goes,
.

A) knowledge is power
B) you reap what you sow
C) make hay while the sun shines
D) the early bird catches the worm

5) If we help one another, we will be able to finish the work quickly. As the saying goes,
.

A) many hands make light work
B) prevention is better than cure
C) the more haste, the less speed
D) birds of a feather flock together

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