Benefits of Being Bilingual Quiz

What is the cognitive reserve?

• A reserve of physical abilities that protect against losses through aging and disease

• A reserve of thinking abilities that protect against losses through aging and disease

• A reserve of sensory abilities that protect against losses through aging and disease

• A reserve of emotional abilities that protect against losses through aging and disease

What did the 2007 study in Toronto suggest about bilingual people and dementia?

• They develop dementia at the same time as monolingual people

• They do not develop dementia at all

• They develop dementia earlier than monolingual people

• They develop dementia later than monolingual people

What was the finding of the 2023 study at Great Ormond Street regarding brain activity in bilingual children?

• Early and later bilinguals had the same connectivity in the brain network at rest

• Early bilinguals had the strongest connectivity in the brain network at rest

• Monolinguals had the strongest connectivity in the brain network at rest

• Later bilinguals had the strongest connectivity in the brain network at rest

What is one of the lesser-known behavioural effects of bilingualism in both children and adults?

• The ability to see the other people's perspective

• The ability to speak multiple languages fluently

• The ability to solve complex mathematical problems

• The ability to play musical instruments

What is the effect of bilingualism on emotional and rational reactions in different languages?

• People react more emotionally in their second language and more rationally in their first language

• People react more emotionally in their first language and more rationally in their second language

• People react emotionally and rationally in both languages in the same way

• People do not have emotional or rational reactions in their second language

What is the main benefit of learning new languages for individuals and societies?

• It improves concentration and problem solving

• It opens doors to new cultural experiences and life opportunities

• It delays the onset of dementia

• It helps recover better after a stroke

What is the mental equivalent of learning new languages?

• Watching TV every day

• Reading books every day

• Playing video games every day

• Going to the gym every day

What is the best time to learn a new language according to the text?

• As a teenager

• As a child

• As an adult

• There is no best time