Vocabulary

The speaker’s ____ talk encouraged the audience to face their fears with determination and confidence.

• motivate

• motivation

• motivational

• motivated

Despite her fear of failure, she was _____ to push through and succeed.

• motivational

• motivate

• motivation

• motivated

His _____ reaction to the sudden noise was to duck for cover, a sign of his underlying fear.

• instinct

• instinctive

She felt _____ about what lay ahead, the fear of the unknown weighing heavily on her mind.

• uncertainty

• uncertain

• certain

• certainty

The _____ of the dark forest at night filled them with a fear.

• certainty

• uncertain

• certain

• uncertainty

It was a struggle to overcome the paralyzing fear that she faced in moments of danger.

• A CORRECT SENTENCE

• AN INCORRECT SENTENCE

To _____ her fear of heights, she explained that it wasn’t just the height but the feeling of losing control.

• clarification

• clarify

• clarified

• clarifying

His ______ (clarify) of the risks involved only deepened her fear of moving forward.

She realized she was being followed by a relentless _____ (predatory).

She made a _____ (courage) decision to confront her fear of public speaking head-on.