Understanding Languages and Communication

What motivated Maya to improve her English skills?

• A desire to travel the world

• A challenge from her teacher

• Her love for reading

• A bet with her friends

How many words did Maya's receptive vocabulary grow to by the time she was 18?

• 25,000 words

• 20,000 words

• 15,000 words

• 10,000 words

What did Maya's teacher ask her to read to truly master English?

• A collection of classic novels

• The Oxford English Dictionary

• A set of English poetry

• A series of English grammar books

Which language is spoken by the most people worldwide according to Maya's discoveries?

• Spanish

• Arabic

• Mandarin

• English

What is Esperanto?

• A programming language

• A type of sign language

• A newly constructed international language

• A dialect in India