What do you know about bilingualism?

How many languages are there in the world today?

• Around 1,000

• Around 3,000

• Around 5,000

• Around 7,000

What percentage of the Earth’s population of 7 billion people can be considered “bilingual”?

• At least 10%

• At least 30%

• At least 50%

• At least 70%

Both monolingual children and bilingual children speak their first word at what age, on average?

• At around 9 months

• At around 11 months

• At around 13 months

• At around 15 months

What percentage of bilingual children are “simultaneous bilinguals” (learning two or more languages at the same time)?

• Less than 20%

• Less than 30%

• Less than 40%

• Less than 50%

Answer explanation

Less than 20% (Which means that most children are “successive bilinguals,” learning one language first, and then others.)

What is the main factor leading to a child’s language development and use?

• The child’s need for that language

• The parents’ fluency in that language

• The parents’ knowledge of language acquisition

What is the main reason that many people speak a language with an accent?

• The age when the language was acquired

• A lack of ability in the language

• A lack of need for the language