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High-Flyers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a strong desire to do or achieve something.

a)

Ambition

b)

Hardship

c)

Flawless

d)

Hesitate

2.

likely to achieve success soon or in the near future.

a)

Rags to riches

b)

Up-and-coming

c)

Empowerment

d)

Set one's sights on

3.

something that has been achieved successfully.

a)

Ambition

b)

Lose out to

c)

Win through

d)

Accomplishment

4.

succeed in doing or achieving something difficult.

a)

Pay off

b)

Hardship

c)

Figure out

d)

Carry off

5.

a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

a)

Up-and-coming

b)

Rags to riches

c)

Turning point

d)

Philanthropist

6.

succeed after trying hard to achieve something.

a)

Win through

b)

Figure out

c)

Carry off

d)

Sail through

7.

to have just enough or know just enough of something to deal with a difficult situation.

a)

Goal

b)

Stick to

c)

Pay off

d)

Get by

8.

the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.

a)

Goal

b)

Pay off

c)

Hardship

d)

Worship

9.

the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

a)

Hesitate

b)

Rise above

c)

Stick to

d)

Resiliency

10.

easily pass or achieve something.

a)

Figure out

b)

Sail through

c)

Win through

d)

Lose out to

11.

used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich.

a)

Rags to riches

b)

Climb up the ladder

c)

Throw in the towel

d)

Empowerment

12.

the target of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

a)

Pay off

b)

Get by

c)

Goal

d)

Worship

13.

willing to consider new ideas; unprejudiced.

a)

Renowned

b)

Open-minded

c)

Hardship

d)

Accomplishment

14.

the act of confronting an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.

a)

Endurance

b)

Empowerment

c)

Stubborn

d)

Resiliency

15.

a time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially one with beneficial results.

a)

Up-and-coming

b)

Philanthropist

c)

Turning point

d)

Endurance

16.

do something remarkable or sensational.

a)

Set the world on fire

b)

Work one's socks off

c)

Throw in the towel

d)

Set one's sights on

17.

not allow something negative to affect your behavior.

a)

Lose out to

b)

Win through

c)

Renowned

d)

Rise above

18.

to be completely unsuccessful; fail totally.

a)

Flop

b)

Lose out to

c)

Goal

d)

Pay off

19.

pause in indecision before saying or doing something.

a)

Rise above

b)

Hesitate

c)

Ambition

d)

Renowned

20.

difficult or unpleasant conditions of life.

a)

Worship

b)

Ambition

c)

Hardship

d)

Flawless