When Carmela Was In Fifth Grade, She Joined The School’s Oratorical Contest Because She W…

When Carmela was in fifth grade, she joined the school’s oratorical contest because she wanted to be on the stage and to be able to speak well in front of a big audience. She knew that she would feel good when people look at her with approval and appreciation if she could be a very good speaker. However, she was too confident that she did not practice her speech very well. She rehearsed her speech only the day before the competition. She thought that she could be very good at her speech because she was very interested in speaking. However, she was not able to memorize her speech due to lack of time. She told herself that she could still be good at it when she steps on the stage and she would just remember everything. But when she was already onstage to deliver her speech, she was able to deliver only the first few sentences of her speech. No matter how much she tried, she could not remember the rest of her speech. She repeated the first lines that she remembered, hoping that everything else would come to her mind. But it did not happen and she was not able to deliver her speech. She was so embarrassed and very sad because of what happened. She then promised herself that it would never happen again. On the following year, Carmela joined another oratorical contest, and this time, she prepared and made sure that she would not forget her speech. Because she had plenty of time to prepare and because of the sadness, embarrassment, and failure she experienced the previous year, Carmela proved herself to be really good in this contest. Her efforts then were fruitful as she won first prize in the competition. Which of the following is the theme of the given story?

a. No matter how good you are, you are only as good as your last try.

b. Confidence is good, and it makes one able to achieve one’s dreams.

c. Failure can make a person stronger and more persistent in achieving dreams.

d. Dreams may be turned into reality if one wishes for those dreams to come true.

c……it fits the story well

ANSWER:

C. Failure can make a person stronger and more persistent in achieving dreams.

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