The benefits of a bilingual brain

What is the approximate proportion of the world's population that is bilingual or multilingual?

• A minority

• About half

• A majority

• A small fraction

How is language ability typically measured?

• Only through active skills like speaking and writing

• Only through passive skills like listening and reading

• Through both active and passive skills

• Through cultural immersion only

Which type of bilingualism describes individuals who learn a second language by filtering it through their primary language?

• Compound bilingual

• Coordinate bilingual

• Subordinate bilingual

• Balanced bilingual

According to the Critical Period Hypothesis, why do children learn languages more easily than adults?

• Their brains are more developed

• They have more time to study

• Their developing brains have greater plasticity

• They are more motivated

How was bilingualism generally viewed by experts before the 1960s?

• As a cognitive advantage

• As a normal developmental stage

• As a handicap that slowed development

• As a sign of superior intelligence