News Article Comprehension 3

What does the text discuss?

• The decline in proficiency of mother tongue languages

• The impact of education policies

• The cost of becoming proficient in English for Singaporeans

• The decline in proficiency of mother tongue languages and the impact of education policies

What are the benefits and costs of Singaporeans' bilingualism?

• The passage discusses the advantages and disadvantages of being bilingual in Singapore.

• The passage explores the challenges faced by Singaporeans in becoming proficient in English.

• The passage analyzes the impact of bilingualism on Singaporean society.

• The passage compares the language skills of Singaporeans with those of other countries.

What do Singaporeans pride themselves on?

• Their bilingualism

• Their proficiency in English

• Their multiculturalism

• Their technological advancements

What is the impact of decline in mother tongue language competencies?

• People will have better job opportunities.

• The knowledge we hold about our own identities is getting diluted.

• Our knowledge about science and technology will be more limited.

• It affect the development of our cognitive abilities

What has happened to the population's proficiency in mother tongue languages?

• The population has become more proficient in mother tongue languages.

• The population has become less proficient in mother tongue languages.

• The population has become equally proficient in mother tongue languages.

• The population has become proficient in English while losing its grip on mother tongue languages.

What is the limitation of translations in providing nuanced appreciations of each language?

• Translations are not readily available for most languages of the world

• Translations can provide nuanced appreciations of each language

• Translations are only available for a few languages

• Translations are unable to provide nuanced appreciations of each language