MDAJ vocab review 2

She became a star overnight.

Did people expect her to become a star?

• No

• Yes

She had this burning _______ to succeed on the stage.

• motivation

• ambition

• passion

• challenge

There are many reasons why people lack _______ at work. It may be, for instance, due to having a low salary or due to frequent conflicts in the workplace.

The organisers claimed that the conference was a r________ success. (meaning: huge or great)

The experiment was considered a d_______ failure. (meaning: very bad)

In the exam, Emma rose to the ________ and wrote a brilliant essay.

Developing a vaccine proved a d________ challenge because of the complexity of the disease, and the variability of symptoms.

Which word is often used together with the following words:

daunting, major, new, formidable

• Motivation

• Ambition

• Challenge

• Success

• Failure

Which word is often used with the following words:

huge, great, resounding, overnight

• Success

• Motivation

• Ambition

• Failure

• Challenge

Find the odd one out (i.e. a phrase that is not used in English)

• resounding failure

• major success

• positive motivation

• dismal challenge

• burning desire