Yolanda loves ballet and practices for hours every day. Her dream is to become a principal ballerina like her idol Misty Copeland. According to Duckworth, self-disciplined people such as Yolanda with a combination of persistence and passion toward their goals are high in ______.

A. grit
B. excellence
C. quotidian living
D. aesthetic ability


Ans: A

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