PART A: Which TWO sentences best identify the author’s main claims about resilience?
A
Resilience is usually possessed by people or organizations with an understanding and commitment to good.
B
While certain regulations and practices encourage resilience in companies, it also stifles creative thought.
C
Resilience is a survival tactic that is born out of life-threatening situations and not something that a person can learn.
D
Resilience involves approaching reality bravely and with a sense of possibility, as well as finding meaning in the challenges one encounters.
E
Companies with strong value systems are more likely to be resilient and survive the hardships they may encounter along the way.
F
Resilience is an important skill to possess, however, it encourages a pessimistic view of the world that decreases a person’s overall happiness.
PART B: Which TWO sections from the text support the answer to Part A?
A
“The Search Institute, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization that focuses on resilience and youth, found that the more resilient kids have an uncanny ability to get adults to help them out.” ( Paragraph 10)
B
“Facing reality, really facing it, is grueling work. Indeed, it can be unpleasant and often emotionally wrenching.” ( Paragraph 16)
C
“The fact is, when we truly stare down reality, we prepare ourselves to act in ways that allow us to endure and survive extraordinary hardship. We train ourselves how to survive before the fact.” ( Paragraph 21)
D
“‘True, I lost many things during my illness,” she says, “but I found many more — incredible friends who saw me through the bleakest times and who will give meaning to my life forever.’” ( Paragraph 23)
E
“Since finding meaning in one’s environment is such an important aspect of resilience, it should come as no surprise that the most successful organizations and people possess strong value systems.” ( Paragraph 28)
F
“In my experience, resilient people don’t often describe themselves that way. They shrug off their survival stories and very often assign them to luck.” ( Paragraph 40)
