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Resilience Vocabulary Card
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Resilience Vocabulary Card
Read the vocabulary card, then complete each activity. Use clues in the sentences to help you think about what resilience means.
Vocabulary Card
RESILIENCE (noun): the ability to recover after a setback and keep working toward a goal. Someone who shows resilience may feel disappointed or frustrated, but they find a way to continue.
1.Choose the meaning closest to resilience.
- The ability to recover from difficulties and keep going
- The habit of avoiding anything unfamiliar
- A feeling of excitement about winning
- The choice to finish every task quickly
2.Which situation is the clearest example of resilience?
- Hiroshi makes a mistake in her science project, fixes it, and tries again.
- Eli leaves his book at home and decides not to read anymore.
- Mateo picks the easiest puzzle because he does not want to think.
- Lena stops practicing after one missed note.
3.Read the sentence: “After her first clay bowl collapsed, Tessa asked for advice and made another one.” What does Tessa’s action show?
4.Match each word to the meaning that fits it best.
- resilience
- setback
- persevere
- discouraged
- adapt
- to change your approach to fit a new situation
- feeling less hopeful after a difficulty
- to keep working even when something is difficult
- recovering after a setback and continuing
- a problem that slows progress
5.Complete the sentence with the best vocabulary word: When the first plan did not work, the group changed its strategy to to the new conditions.
6.True or false: A person can feel disappointed and still show resilience by choosing to try again.
7.Use resilience in an original sentence that makes its meaning clear.
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