Intro to World Languages Quiz

By the end of my world language class this year, I will be fluent.

World languages decrease the ability to multitask.

The average person only uses a couple hundred words in a daily conversation.

French is known as the world's love language.

Latin is the root language for Spanish and French.

It's harder to sing a language than speak a language.

More than 20% of Americans speak a language other than English at home.

The official language of the United States is English.

High school students who study languages do better in college.

Half of the world is bilingual. (Speaks two languages)

There are less than 300 languages spoken in the United States.

88% of job recruiters say knowing more than one language is critical to business success.

Spanish and French never borrow words from English.

There is no relationship between English and other languages.

Culinary and Ballet terms are mostly Spanish.

The younger you are the easier it is to learn another language.

We use only one side of our brain during language learning.

Learning a second language can improve memory and slow the process of aging.

Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world.

Bilingual students do better on standardized tests in math, reading, and vocabulary.