Worksheet

Proverbs and Adages

Grade 4 - Reading - Building Confidence

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  1. What lesson does this sentence teach? "Every time Aisha skipped a snack purchase, she remembered that a penny saved is a penny earned and dropped the coins into her jar."

    • saving money is just as valuable as earning it
    • do not decide what someone or something is like based only on appearance
    • repeating an activity helps you improve at it

  2. Which choice is NOT the real lesson of "Practice makes perfect"?

    • do not decide what someone or something is like based only on appearance
    • problems often seem to happen all at once
    • only perfect players are allowed to practice

  3. Which proverb is being used in this sentence? "The new student looked shy, but the coach reminded the team not to judge a book by its cover before tryouts."

    • Don't judge a book by its cover
    • Actions speak louder than words
    • Honesty is the best policy

  4. Which situation best matches the lesson of "When it rains, it pours"?

    • First the printer jammed, then the wifi went out, then the fire alarm rang.
    • The pianist repeated the same tricky measure fifty times until it finally sounded smooth.
    • A student wakes up early to review notes before the test and earns the top score.

  5. Complete the proverb: "The early bird catches the ___."

    • worm
    • policy
    • race

  6. What lesson does this sentence teach? "The bus was late, then Enzo lost his lunch money, and he sighed that when it rains, it pours."

    • problems often seem to happen all at once
    • doing something late is still better than not doing it at all
    • repeating an activity helps you improve at it

  7. Which choice is NOT the real lesson of "When it rains, it pours"?

    • do not decide what someone or something is like based only on appearance
    • repeating an activity helps you improve at it
    • storms always bring heavy rainfall

  8. Which proverb is being used in this sentence? "After missing every free throw in the first game, Malik told himself that practice makes perfect and stayed late to shoot two hundred more."

    • The early bird catches the worm
    • When it rains, it pours
    • Practice makes perfect

  9. Which situation best matches the lesson of "The early bird catches the worm"?

    • A student wakes up early to review notes before the test and earns the top score.
    • The quiet, plain-looking bakery turned out to have the best pastries in town.
    • After the power went out, the family discovered how much fun board games by candlelight could be.

  10. Complete the proverb: "A penny saved is a penny ___."

    • race
    • earned
    • cover
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