Success or failure?
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1. The attempt to train the
dog was______________.
2. The dog ____________
jumped over the obstacle.
3. The scientist’s experiment was
a ___________________.
4. He is _________________
the driving test.
5. Her assignment was an
outstanding____________.
6. His throws on target were
100%______________.
7. The mother bird ____________
in finding food for her baby.
8. She _______________ this
subject.
9. Graduation Day was a
great __________________.
Fill in the sentences above using the words below and the pictures as clues. You might need to
use some of the words twice.
succeeded (v) a success (n) unsuccessful (adj)
successful (adj) successfully (adv) failed (v) failing (v) a failure (n)
Answer the questions.
1. How can you be successful in the future?…………………………………………………………………………
2. When do you feel like a failure? ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. What have you succeeded in doing this year? ……………………………………………………………………
4. Are you failing at anything right now?………………………………………………………………..……………
5. Who is a successful person you admire? Why?……………………………………………………………………
Answers
1The attempt to train the dog was unsuccessful./ a failure.
2 The dog successfully jumped over the obstacle.
3 The scientist’s experiment was a failure.
4 He is failing the driving test.
5 Her assignment was an outstanding success.
6 His throws on target were 100% successful.
7 The mother bird succeeded in finding food for her baby.
8 She failed this subject.
9 9. Graduation Day was a great success.