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Match the proverbs in List-I with the proverbs opposite in meaning in List-II:-

List-I (Proverbs)	List-II (Opposite Proverbs)
(A) Many hands make work light.	(I) He who hesitates is lost.
(B) Look before you leap.	(II) Actions speak louder than words.
(C) Out of sight, out of mind.	(III) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
(D) The pen is mightier than the sword.	(IV) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Many hands make work light.	(III) Too many cooks spoil the broth.	A proverb is a short, well-known saying that gives advice. "Many hands make work light" says that when many people help, a job becomes easy. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" says the opposite: when too many people work on one thing, they spoil it.	Everyone cleaned one room, and the house was ready in an hour. Many hands make work light.
(B) Look before you leap.	(I) He who hesitates is lost.	"Look before you leap" advises thinking carefully before acting. "He who hesitates is lost" says that one who delays too long misses the chance. It praises quick action, so it is opposite in meaning.	Read the whole contract before signing it. Look before you leap.
(C) Out of sight, out of mind.	(IV) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.	"Out of sight, out of mind" means that we soon forget people we no longer see. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" says the opposite: being apart makes us love someone more.	After he moved abroad, his old friends stopped calling. Out of sight, out of mind.
(D) The pen is mightier than the sword.	(II) Actions speak louder than words.	"The pen is mightier than the sword" means that writing and ideas have more power than force. "Actions speak louder than words" gives the opposite view: what people do matters more than what they say or write.	The writer's articles changed the law. Truly, the pen is mightier than the sword.

Match the proverbs in List-I with the proverbs opposite in meaning in List-II:-

List-I (Proverbs)	List-II (Opposite Proverbs)
(A) Many hands make work light.	(I) He who hesitates is lost.
(B) Look before you leap.	(II) Actions speak louder than words.
(C) Out of sight, out of mind.	(III) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
(D) The pen is mightier than the sword.	(IV) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Many hands make work light.	(III) Too many cooks spoil the broth.	A proverb is a short, well-known saying that gives advice. "Many hands make work light" says that when many people help, a job becomes easy. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" says the opposite: when too many people work on one thing, they spoil it.	Everyone cleaned one room, and the house was ready in an hour. Many hands make work light.
(B) Look before you leap.	(I) He who hesitates is lost.	"Look before you leap" advises thinking carefully before acting. "He who hesitates is lost" says that one who delays too long misses the chance. It praises quick action, so it is opposite in meaning.	Read the whole contract before signing it. Look before you leap.
(C) Out of sight, out of mind.	(IV) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.	"Out of sight, out of mind" means that we soon forget people we no longer see. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" says the opposite: being apart makes us love someone more.	After he moved abroad, his old friends stopped calling. Out of sight, out of mind.
(D) The pen is mightier than the sword.	(II) Actions speak louder than words.	"The pen is mightier than the sword" means that writing and ideas have more power than force. "Actions speak louder than words" gives the opposite view: what people do matters more than what they say or write.	The writer's articles changed the law. Truly, the pen is mightier than the sword.