TED Talk Quiz – Language and Structure

1. What is the main purpose of a TED Talk?

• To entertain people with jokes
• To share personal stories or ideas that inspire or inform
• To teach grammar rules

2. Why do speakers often begin with a personal story or “hook”?

• To confuse the audience
• To show how much they know
• To grab the audience's attention and build connection

3. Which sentence shows the use of a rhetorical question?

• “I was born in a small village.”
• “Isn’t this what a Latina sounds like?”
• “I moved to Australia in 2019.”

4. Why do TED speakers repeat key words or phrases?

• Because they forgot what to say next
• To help the audience remember important ideas
• To make their talk longer

5. “I felt the tears roll down my face.” is an example of...

• Emotive language
• Technical language
• Inclusive language

6. Which of the following is an example of inclusive language?

• “You should understand my story.”
• “My story is more important than yours.”
• “We are what the world actually looks like.”

7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a personal anecdote?

• “When I was 15, I got my first professional audition…”
• “Too brown, too fat, too poor…”
• “If I could go back and say anything to that nine-year-old…”

8. What is the role of the “main message” in a TED Talk?

• To show off the speaker’s vocabulary
• To confuse the listener
• To express the speaker’s most important idea or belief

9. Which of the following is an example of a powerful metaphor that helps explain abstract concepts?

• “My identity is not my obstacle. My identity is my superpower.”
• “Collectively, we are what the world actually looks like.”
• “A voice that understood my tears and my pain…”

10. Which of the following is a good way to end a TED Talk?

• By shouting loudly
• By simply saying 'Goodbye'
• With a call to action or leaving the audience with a thought