8/23 An Invisible Thread Vocab & Word Study

Define "resilience"

• Tendency to give up easily
• Inability to adapt to change
• Lack of perseverance
• Ability to bounce back or recover quickly from difficulties or setbacks

Define "perseverance"

• Perseverance is the act of giving up easily
• Perseverance means avoiding challenges
• Perseverance is the quality of continuing to work towards a goal despite facing obstacles, challenges, or setbacks.
• Perseverance is synonymous with laziness

Define "generosity"

• The act of being selfish and unkind towards others
• The quality of being reserved and not sharing with others
• The characteristic of being rude and inconsiderate
• The quality of being kind, understanding, and not selfish, especially in giving money or food to others.

Maurice showed great ​ (a)   against things that threatened to overwhelm him.

• perseverance
• generosity
• resilience

Both Laura and Maurice had ​ (a)   the to make their
friendship last.

• perseverance
• resilience
• generosity

Maurice brags about Laura for her overwhelming​ (a)  
of heart.

• generosity
• perseverance
• resilience

What are some characteristics of resilient individuals?

• Being inflexible and resistant to change

• Having a negative mindset

• Being adaptable and optimistic

• Blaming others for their problems

True or False:

People who have generosity are greedy and do not like to share.

• True

• False

Using your knowledge of the suffix "-ity", choose the sentence that correctly adds the "-ity" suffix to the word mature.

• Her maturify was evident in the way she handled the situation.
• Her maturitiness was evident in the way she handled the situation.
• Her maturity was evident in the way she handled the situation.
• Her matureness was evident in the way she handled the situation.

Using your knowledge of the suffix "-ity", choose the option that correctly adds the "-ity" suffix to the word scarce.

• scarceful
• scarcity
• scarceity
• scarceness