Here is a Ted Talk about happiness. Watch the video and answer the questions. Not all of the questions are related to the video. There are also some questions about technology and phrasal verbs. I hope it’s not too difficult 🙂
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Question 1 of 24
1. Question
At the beginning he tells a story about something that happened to him and his younger sister.
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Question 2 of 24
2. Question
He wanted to play “war” with their toys.
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Question 3 of 24
3. Question
He pushed his sister and she fell to the floor.
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Question 4 of 24
4. Question
To stop his sister from crying he invented a positive story about how she fell, pretending to her that she was a unicorn.
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Question 5 of 24
5. Question
Complete the sentence.
- The story with his sister shows how important (positive) psychology is.
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Question 6 of 24
6. Question
Choose the correct option.
The graph that he shows is:
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Question 7 of 24
7. Question
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When there is strange data, which doesn’t fit the average, most scientific studies:
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Question 8 of 24
8. Question
Eliminating the exceptional information is good for finding the average in a study, but it isn’t useful when studying potential or happiness.
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Question 9 of 24
9. Question
Positive psychology posits that if we study what is merely average, we will remain merely average.
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Question 10 of 24
10. Question
He says: if most of the information on the news is negative, it makes us feel lucky, and so it’s positive for us.
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Question 11 of 24
11. Question
Complete the sentence:
- We're finding it's not necessarily the reality that shapes us, but the lens through which your brain (views) the world that shapes your (reality).
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Question 12 of 24
12. Question
Complete the sentence:
- Most companies and schools follow a formula for success, which is this: If I work harder, (I'll) be more successful. And if (I'm) more successful, then I'll be happier.
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Question 13 of 24
13. Question
Complete the sentence:
- If we can find a way of becoming (positive) in the (present), then our brains work even more successfully as we're able to work (harder), (faster) and more intelligently.
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Question 14 of 24
14. Question
Mark ALL that are correct: If people think of positive things that have happened to them:
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Question 15 of 24
15. Question
Choose the correct option to fill the space.
I don’t have to carry my suitcase when I travel; I can _______ it along the floor.
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Question 16 of 24
16. Question
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A lot of tourists ______ their phones onto special “selfie sticks” to take photos of themselves.
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Question 17 of 24
17. Question
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Every night they ______ the streets with water to keep them clean.
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Question 18 of 24
18. Question
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To open the bottle simply _____ the lid off, and then ______ it on again when you’re finished.
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Question 19 of 24
19. Question
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The battery on my phone deoesn’t last long, so I ______ it in whenever I can.
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Question 20 of 24
20. Question
Write the phrasal verb.
This verb is the thing you do when you arrive at a hotel, or an airport.
- (check) (in)
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Question 21 of 24
21. Question
Write the phrasal verb.
If you want to renovate your flat, or generally make something look better in appearance. This is the verb we use to describe making that improvement.
Another meaning: It also means to close your jacket or coat because perhaps it’s cold.
- (do) (up)
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Question 22 of 24
22. Question
Write the phrasal verb.
Before doing some exercise, or before the players begin a football match, it’s necessary to do some small exercises to prepare yourself better. It’s related to increasing the temperature.
- (warm) (up)
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Question 23 of 24
23. Question
Write the phrasal verb.
This verb is when you stop doing something. It could be a habit, like smoking. Or perhaps you stop because you don’t think you can be successful. (Don’t do this with your English!)
- (give) (up)
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Question 24 of 24
24. Question
Write the phrasal verb.
At the beginning of a new business, or at the start of a new project we have to “establish” the practice. Sometimes this verb is also used when someone is constructiong a temporary structure.
- (set) (up)