Proverbs and Phrasal Pairs Quiz

Select the correct meaning of the proverb 'Actions speak louder than words':

1. Talking is more important than doing
2. Doing something is more meaningful than just talking
3. Words are always powerful
4. One should always listen

Answer: (b) Doing something is more meaningful than just talking

Identify the proverb that means 'Don't interfere in others' work unnecessarily':

1. Don't cry over spilt milk
2. A stitch in time saves nine
3. Make hay while the sun shines
4. Let sleeping dogs lie

Answer: (d) Let sleeping dogs lie

Choose the correct explanation for the proverb, 'Better late than never':

1. Being late is better than not doing it at all.
2. Never be late for anything.
3. It’s always wrong to delay.
4. You should do everything quickly.

Answer: (a) Being late is better than not doing it at all.

Which proverb means 'Be prepared when the opportunity is available'?

1. Rome wasn't built in a day
2. Time and tide wait for none
3. Make hay while the sun shines
4. Barking dogs seldom bite

Answer: (c) Make hay while the sun shines

Which sentence uses a correct phrasal pair?

1. They searched high and low for the book.
2. He looked high and bottom.
3. She went up and forward.
4. They moved fast and stop.

Answer: (a) They searched high and low for the book.

Which sentence uses a correct pair?

1. He wins open and closed.
2. He wins up and down.
3. He wins fair and square.
4. He wins right and wrong.

Answer: (c) He wins fair and square.

Choose the right sentence with a phrasal pair:

1. The old man was tired and weary.
2. He was hot and high.
3. She was smart and strange.
4. The girl was good and lazy.

Answer: (a) The old man was tired and weary.

Choose the meaning of this phrasal verb: ‘She came across an old photo album.’

1. She made a photo album.
2. She lost a photo album.
3. She bought a photo album.
4. She found a photo album unexpectedly.

Answer: (d) She found a photo album unexpectedly.

Select the correct completion: ‘Don’t put all your eggs ____.’

1. into boiling water
2. in one basket
3. on the table
4. in the fridge

Answer: (b) in one basket

Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb ‘call off’:

1. To begin something
2. To cancel something
3. To remember something
4. To talk to someone

Answer: (b) To cancel something