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Sayings We Share: Proverbs and Fables
Sayings We Share: Proverbs and Fables
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1
According to the selection, you learn much about life from ________.
characters in books
brothers and sisters
teachers and coaches
older family members
2
Mrs. Rose came quickly when she was _________ to the office.
illuminated
fortunate
faithful
summoned
3
The moral of the story is the ______ that the story teaches.
expression
generation
tradition
lesson
4
Arnold Lobel uses the tale of the rooster tot each that in order to succeed, you _________.
may fail at first
must be grown up
must yell loudly
need sunshine
5
Another name for "common sayings" is ______.
fables
proverbs
fairy tales
rhymes
6
"Slow and steady wins the race" is the moral for the fable ________.
The Hare and the Tortoise
French Fable
Two Mice
American Fable
7
Aesop's fables were written ________.
in Spanish
about the future
in present times
over 2,000 years ago
8
Kim is an old and _______ friend whom I can always rely on.
summoned
generation
persistently
faithful
9
Which American saying is similar, "Even with two hands, one cannot catch two fish at one time"?
One today is worth a thousand tomorrows.
Silence is golden.
Don't spread yourself too thin.
As a crab walks, so walks its children.
10
We are _______ that we have good health.
summoned
faithful
generation
fortunate
11
The lazy mouse goes hungry because she _______.
doesn't understand how to gather beans
didn't run for help in time
played when she should have worked
had a hard time finding snakeskin at night
12
What is the meaning of "he who lays down with dogs shall rise with fleas"?
It is difficult to raise a family of fleas.
The dogs are looking for their pet fleas.
A sleeping cat cannot catch the rat.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
13
Oral traditions are usually stories or sayings that different cultures _______.
use to teach their young about art
say each year at holiday time
pass down from generation to generation
require the young to memorize
14
If you work _________, you will obtain your goal.
summoned
generation
fortunate
persistently
15
My grandmother has very modern ideas for someone from another ____________.
fortunate
generation
summoned
illuminated
16
The holiday lights _____ the whole town.
illuminated
fortunate
faithful
persistently
17
This selection is most like a _________.
news story
journal entry
magazine article
biography
18
Proverbs from around the world may use different words, but many of the _____ are the same.
sentences
stories
ideas
locations