Secrets of a Winning Fail

After his initial failure on The X Factor, Harry Styles kept trying and was able to find fame as part of the group _________

• Rihanna

• One Direction

• Jonas Brothers

• BTS

What job was Oprah Winfrey fired from before she went on to become one of the most successful talk show hosts of all time?

• Sales representative

• Actress

• Teacher

• News reporter

Steven Spielberg was rejected from _________ three times before becoming successful.

• film school

• medical school

• law school

• the police academy

Vera Wang dreamed of being _________ but used her failure to explore other interests.

• a fashion designer

• an Olympic figure skater

• an Olympic gymnast

• a movie director

According to the article, professional basketball players only make about one out of every _________ 3-point shots they attempt.

• three

• four

• five

• six

Engineer George de Mestral’s failure led to the creation of _________ .

• Post-it Notes

• chocolate chip cookies

• Velcro

• breakfast cereal

When Simone Biles dropped out of several events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, other athletes were inspired to speak out about the _____________________________ effects of the pressure of competition.

• aspiring

• invested

• detrimental

• accolades

The rejection Harry Styles experienced when he was eliminated from The X Factor inspired him to team up with other _____________________________ musicians and try out for the show again.

• aspiring

• invested

• detrimental

• accolades

“Taking care of yourself is much more important than any ___________________________ ,” says Jenny Wang, a psychologist who studies failure.

• aspiring

• invested

• detrimental

• accolades

Although people told Oprah Winfrey she was too emotionally _____________________________ in the stories she was reporting, she went on to use her gift of empathy to create her perfect career.

• aspiring

• invested

• detrimental

• accolades