Which term means belief in one's abilities or qualities?

• A. Courage
• B. Confidence
• C. Optimism
• D. Metaphor

Answer: (B)

The term described is confidence—the belief in one’s abilities or qualities. Confidence means you trust yourself to handle tasks or situations because you think you have the skills or strengths needed. For example, saying, “I’m confident I can solve this math problem” shows you believe in your capability to succeed.

Courage is about bravery when facing fear or danger, not necessarily about believing you can perform a skill. Optimism is a general expectation that good things will happen, which can involve attitude toward outcomes rather than belief in one's own abilities. A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes something by saying it is something else, not about personal belief at all.

So the best fit for “belief in one’s abilities or qualities” is confidence.