Vocabulary Quiz for Unit 2: Failure and Success

After hours of trying to put his Ikea furniture together, Darin felt frustrated. He wanted to give up, but he also knew that it would have to get put together somehow. He just did not have much confidence in his abilities anymore.

• Accomplished

• Discouraged

• Inspired

Before the state competition, the coach made sure to remind his athletes how hard they had worked and how much he believed in them. He knew that they all had the ability to perform at a high level, they just needed an extra boost of motivation!

• Inspire

• Brace

• Discourage

The students wanted to develop a student body government so they could have a voice in their school. When the teachers agreed, the students could not believe they had met their first goal so successfully!

• despite

• accomplished

• discouraged

The rollercoaster at the local amusement park had always terrified Ricky, which is why he had never actually gone on the ride. The summer of his twelfth birthday, he knew he had to face this fear, so he climbed aboard. He rode it five times that day!

• Apply

• Distinguish

• Conquer

Adam had one goal: finishing his first marathon. No matter the weather, he was outside and running by 5:30am. He knew he couldn't take a single day off training if he wanted to finish that race.

• relentless

• discouraged

• apply

Because Jayden loved every hamburger he ate, he dreamed of owning his own hamburger restaurant one day. He hoped to create a burger experience that was unlike anything anyone had ever created before. He wanted his restaurant to be seen as the best place to get a burger for miles around.

• brace

• apply

• distinguish

In order to find her way out of the forest, Kallie had to use the skills she had learned in her class on maps and how to use them in the wilderness. She knew she wouldn't be lost for long if she could just use the information her teacher had taught her.

• apply

• despite

• brace

Even though Jaime studied for a week for her biology test, she still got a C. She couldn't understand why her effort didn't give her a better grade.

• despite

• accomplish

• conquer

When Sheila's brother learned to drive, his sudden braking and stopping was terrifying! Sheila kept her hands on the door and the dashboard so she wouldn't get pushed forward at every stoplight.

• despite

• brace

• inspire

When Blanca saw the sad look on her son's face after his tennis tryouts, she knew she needed to ___ herself for the news that came next.

option: distinguish, conquer, brace