Listening Comprehension Practice 1 - The Bilingual Brain

What are the two active parts typically used to measure language ability?

• Writing and reading

• Speaking and listening

• Listening and reading

• Speaking and writing

What are the three general types of bilingual people based on how they acquired each language?

• Compound, coordinate, subordinate

• Balanced, unbalanced, subordinate

• Primary, secondary, tertiary

• Native, non-native, foreign

According to the critical period hypothesis, why do children learn languages more easily than adults?

• Because children have more time to learn

• Because children's brains are more developed

• Because children's brains are more plastic

• Because children have better memory

What part of the brain is more active in emotional and social processes?

• Frontal lobe

• Left hemisphere

• Right hemisphere

• Temporal lobe

What advantage does a bilingual brain have in delaying the onset of diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia?

• More activity in the brain stem

• More activity in the cerebellum

• Higher density of grey matter

• Higher density of white matter

What was the earlier view of bilingualism before the 1960s?

• It was considered a handicap

• It was considered an advantage

• It was not studied

• It was considered irrelevant

What part of the brain is more active in executive function, problem solving, and focusing while filtering out irrelevant information?

• Occipital lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Hippocampus

• Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

What did a recent study show about the effort and attention needed to switch between languages?

• It triggered less activity in the brain

• It triggered more activity in the brain

• It had no effect on brain activity

• It caused confusion in the brain

What does bilingualism do to the brain according to the text?

• It makes the brain less healthy

• It makes the brain smaller

• It has no effect on the brain

• It makes the brain more healthy and complex

What advantage does a bilingual brain have in confronting problems in the second language?

• More rational approach

• Less emotional bias

• More emotional bias

• Less rational approach