Select the most appropriate proverb for the given situation. Rohit bragged…

A proverb-matching question asks you to identify the saying whose figurative meaning best fits the described situation, rather than one that merely shares surface words with it. Each proverb encodes a specific lesson about behaviour or consequence.

Rohit publicly celebrated a win before the competition result was declared, and the outcome went against him. This is exactly the caution captured by “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” — treating a favourable result as certain before it is confirmed can backfire, precisely as it did for Rohit.

• “Actions speak louder than words” contrasts spoken claims with actual deeds — it says nothing about celebrating a result too early.

• “All that glitters is not gold” warns that an attractive appearance can be misleading — it is about deceptive appearance, not about assuming an outcome before it is confirmed.

• “The pen is mightier than the sword” compares the influence of ideas and writing to physical force — it has no connection to premature celebration of a result.

So the proverb about treating an unconfirmed outcome as already settled is the one that matches Rohit’s situation.