Which behavior best demonstrates persistence in learning?

• A. Stacks blocks again and again until the tower no longer falls
• B. Uses a shovel in many ways to fill a small bucket with sand
• C. Chooses the same puzzle every day until he can insert each piece quickly and easily
• D. Walks away from a difficult task

Answer: (A)

Persistence in learning is shown when someone sticks with a difficult task, keeps trying, and learns from each attempt until they succeed. Stacking blocks again and again until the tower stays upright demonstrates that steady, repeated effort to improve a skill—continuing to try after failures and adjusting approach until achieving a stable result. This embodies the willingness to endure challenges and refine technique over time, which is at the heart of persistence. The other examples show useful behaviors—exploring different ways to use a tool or repeating practice on a puzzle—but they don’t capture the same clear, sustained commitment to overcoming a specific difficulty with repeated, goal-driven effort. Walking away from a tough task is the opposite of persistence.