Chapter 7 was very interesting, a lot about the ideas of being bilingual are looked at, intelligence and bilingualism were examined intensively. This chapter compared and contrasted the similarities and differences between being monolingual and being bilingual. Baker discusses the belief that intelligence may be measured by an IQ test, and how this belief is related to the intelligence of bilinguals. During some early research it was thought that monolinguals were superior to bilinguals. It was also believed that bilinguals have a lower mental ability than monolinguals. However, after some time being bilingual actually proved to be an advantage. Below is are a couple of examples of an IQ test :
What number best completes the analogy:
8:4 as 10:
a. 3
b. 7
c.24
d.5
The answer is 5 because 4 is half of 8, and 5 is half of 10.
Find two words, one from each group, that are the closest in meaning:
Group A
talkative, job, ecstatic
Group B
angry, wind, loquacious
a. talkative and wind
b. job and angry
c. talkative and loquacious
d. ecstatic and angry
Answer: c. Talkative and Loquacious
The first example would be a little more manageable for bilinguals to answer because it is a problem based on numbers. However, the second example may be difficult for bilinguals to answer, due to the advanced vocabulary.
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