Multiple choice

Directions: Five alternative illustrations are given below the text representing an idiom, a phrase or an aphorism. Choose the option that best illustrates the essence of the phrase.

'Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better' (Samuel Beckett)

  1. Try try again.

  2. Failures are stepping stones to success.

  3. Failures are learning experiences.

  4. Learn from your mistakes.

  5. Experiences incubate perfection.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The key to this answer is in the last expression, 'Fail better'. This implies that we should learn from our failures and not commit the same mistakes again. This crux is only justified in option (4).

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