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True or False: If a bilingual child has a speech or language problem, it will show up in both languages.

• True

• False

Which is not an academic benefit of being bilingual?

• Better problem solving skills

• Better multitasking skills

• Increased cognitive flexibility

• Better time-management skills

True or False: If a child is not equally fluent in both languages, they are not truly bilingual.

• True

• False

Approximately what percent of American children speak a language other than English at home?

• 5%

• 40%

• 30%

• 20%

Which part of the brain is responsible for language processing and comprehension?

• Broca's area

• Heschl's gyrus

• Wernicke's area

Which lobe of the brain contains Broca’s area, the site responsible for coordinating speech?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Occipital

True or False: Dialects are deviations from what is standard.

• True

• False

The transition of a pidgin to a ___ occurs when speakers pass them down through generations as a first language.

• Dialect

• Accent

• Creole

The practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation

• Code switching

• Transfer

• Context

The influence of one’s first language on second language development is called ___.

• Transfer

• Interlanguage

• Overgeneralization

• Interaction