This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idioms Phrases Proverbs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms Phrases Proverbs Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the proverb, measure twice and cut once? A) Measuring and cutting is fun to do. B) Make sure you know what you're doing before you cut. C) You need to measure a lot of things before you cut them. D) Be careful to think of the consequences before you make a decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be careful to think of the consequences before you make a decision. 2. Ignorance is bliss A) You are often happier when you don't know something. B) Bliss is a ignorant thing. C) The lack of something increases the desire for it. D) Acknowledge someones contribution or ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are often happier when you don't know something. 3. DIME A DOZEN A) EASILY OBTAINED. B) VERY HARD. C) 12 HOURS. D) THROW A DICE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EASILY OBTAINED. 4. What does the phrase, "stop & smell the roses" mean? A) Take time to enjoy life. B) Stop & smell the roses. C) You should pick flowers for people you care about. D) You should always smell flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take time to enjoy life. 5. Make this a simile.She sings ..... A) At lunch. B) At the crowd. C) Very well. D) Like a bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Like a bird. 6. That boy is in the doghouse . A) The boy is sitting in a doghouse. B) The boy is happy. C) The boy is getting a reward. D) The boy is in trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boy is in trouble. 7. Complete the proverbs or idioms with the correct answer.Better late ..... A) Out of mind. B) Are made to be kept. C) Than sorry. D) So you must lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Than sorry. 8. Darkness crept through the city like a thief. Not one house on the block had its porch light on. Not one dog's bark could be heard in the night. It was quiet enough to hear a cricket's heartbeat. The only light came from the moon that hung low over the city's head.Which sentence from above is an example of a simile? A) It was quiet enough to hear a cricket's heartbeat. B) Not one dog's bark could be heard in the night. C) Not one house on the block had its porch light on. D) Darkness crept through the city like a thief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Darkness crept through the city like a thief. 9. LET ONES HAIR DOWN A) LETTING HAIR DOWN. B) TO RELAX AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. C) WINNING A LOTTERY. D) LOOSING MONEY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO RELAX AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. 10. What is the meaning of time and tide wait for no man A) Just before it is too late. B) Time does not wait. C) A true friend help when you are in need. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time does not wait. 11. Identify the idiom in this passage:"It's getting late. Let's call it a day, "Truman's dad said. Truman and his father had been doing years work all afternoon and they still hadn't finished. There were still leaves that needed to be raked." A) It's getting late. B) Call it a day. C) Work all afternoon. D) Needed to be raked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call it a day. 12. What is the word missing in the idiom/proverbToo many spoil the broth A) People. B) People. C) Cooks. D) Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooks. 13. I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. A) Apple feel off the tree. B) The son is like his father. C) The father doesn't like the son. D) Father and son are eating apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The son is like his father. 14. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.Mai said, "I've just heard it from the horse's mouth. Our school is going to have an auction to raise money." A) From a horse trainer. B) From an animal doctor. C) From the mouth of a horse. D) From a trustworthy person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From a trustworthy person. 15. An Idiom and an Idiomatic phrase are A) Different. B) Synonymous. C) Cool. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonymous. 16. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb.Omar said, "Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Run a little each day, and soon you'll become a good runner." A) If you run slowly, you will win races. B) It is better to run slowly than to win a race. C) Slow workers have the most success. D) Patience and hard word bring success. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patience and hard word bring success. 17. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb.I promised to run every day, but that was easier said than done. A) Easily said. B) Easily done. C) Easier to talk about than to do. D) Easier to run than to promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easier to talk about than to do. 18. What does "not cut out for teaching" mean? A) Made to teach. B) Not able to cut a pear. C) Not able to teach. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not able to teach. 19. The students could not go outside because it was raining cats and dogs.Raining cats and dogs means: A) It is sunny weather. B) Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. C) It is raining hard. D) You are at the zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is raining hard. 20. Which of the following is a proverb/adage? A) She is as old as the hills. B) That was the straw that broke the camel's back. C) Her smile is as sweet as pie. D) Wear your heart on your sleeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear your heart on your sleeve. 21. Fiona always tells the truth because she believes that ( ). A) Honesty is the best policy. B) A stitch in time saves nine. C) Birds of a feather flock together. D) A fool and his money are soon parted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Honesty is the best policy. 22. If you start something early, you have a better chance of succeeding at it. A) When the going gets tough, the tough get going. B) The early bird catches the worm. C) There's no such thing as a free lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The early bird catches the worm. 23. All of the following are idioms except ..... A) No more monkey business. B) Knock her socks off. C) That kills two birds with one stone. D) Don't ever give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't ever give up. 24. Learning to bake a cake is as ..... as ABC. A) Difficult. B) Free. C) Easy. D) Tiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easy. 25. Choose the correct meaning of each underlined phrase.The bike had cost an arm and a leg, and it had taken me forever to save the money to buy it. A) A person improves by trying a long time. B) Feeling bad. C) Was really happy. D) A lot of money. 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