Turn Failure into Success - Reading Comprehension - IELTS/NTS/CAT/SAT/GRE/GMAT Test Preparation Series

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Turn Success into Failure Imagine success as a tenth ladder. The nine of the rungs are going to be failures and only the tenth one will lead you to eventual success. But does that mean, the first nine are a waste of time? Success is composed of nine parts failure and one part success. It's like the tip of the Iceberg that everyone can see while the actual mass of the Iceberg stays submerged, is the base of the Iceberg called success which is actually the long-term effort that went into achieving it. You are accumulated along the way, and persistence should happen when things go sideways on the path to your goal. One of the best ways to change your attitude towards failure is to get to know about people who have gone through it. Some of my favourite examples include: 

J.K. Rowling, in her Harvard commencement address, Rawling talks about the fringe benefits of failure. Among them, she mentions her feeling as left her feet to pursue what she really wanted. However, she gave herself permission to focus all her energies on her passion for finishing the book that would become Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. If she has succeeded at a so-called normal life, Harry Potter would not exist today. Rawlings speech is easily available online in one of the most inspiring reflections on the topic of persistence and failure. 

Jack Ma is one of China's wealthiest people. He is also a philanthropist, and the founder of the Alibaba group one of the world's biggest E-Commerce companies. But when he was first trying to build his career he failed his entrance exam twice. He was later rejected from at least 30 jobs applied for. Not only that, his application to Harvard was rejected 10 times. With his mission mark attitude, he became the epitome of success achieved through massive failures. According to Ma, in the world if you don't give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure. 


 Courtesy: DAWN Young World

Q1: Select the most appropriate synonym for the word, ‘rung’.


  1. level

  2. bar

  3. crosspiece

  4. rod


Q2: Which of the following statements is false.

  1. Jack Ma is one of China's wealthiest people.

  2. Rawling talks about the fringe benefits of failure.

  3. Jack Ma is the founder of Alibaba group.

  4. Rawling’s application to Harverd was rejected 30 times.


Q3: Select the most appropriate antonym for the word ‘pursue’.


  1. Persist

  2. Ride

  3. Shadow

  4. Trace


Q4: Jack Ma belongs to ….


  1. Pakistan

  2. Iran

  3. China

  4. Afghanistan


Q5: Which attitude leads to the greatest failure?


  1. Persistence

  2. Giving up

  3. Focus

  4. Hard Work 


Q6: Who is the author of Harry Potter and The Philospher’s Stone.


  1. Jack Ma

  2. J.K. Rowling

  3. Mark Twain

  4. Charles Dickens


Q7: Which of the following statements is true.


  1. If she has succeeded at a so-called normal life, Harry Potter would exist today.

  2. Jack Ma is one of Afghanistan's wealthiest people.

  3. Giving up is not the greatest failure.

  4. He became the epitome of success achieved through massive failures


Q8: From where you can easily access the J.K. Rowling speech?


  1. Online

  2. Library

  3. Book

  4. Passage


Q9: How many times did Jack Ma’s application to Harvard get rejected?


  1. 10

  2. 20

  3. 30

  4. 40


Q10: According to the passage, which of the following examples is quoted for the better understanding of the long-term effort?


  1. Iceberg

  2. Ocean

  3. Sea

  4. Cage



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