"English words may hinder math skills development"
Comprehension questions
Based on the article "English words may hinder math skills development", choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Our number system is base
- 2.
- 5.
- 10.
- 100.
Why do Asian children have a head-start over English-speaking children in math skills?
- Asian languages are easier to learn than English.
- The words for numbers in Asian languages clearly show that the numbers are base-ten.
- Asian parents are more strict than English-speaking parents.
- American children are lazier than Asian children.
Asian children learn how to do the following sooner than American children (two answers are correct):
- Add.
- Multiply.
- Divide.
- Subtract.
Why are the English teen numbers difficult for children to learn?
- They are irregular.
- They are decades.
- Teen numbers are difficult to learn in any language.
- They are eleven, twelve, thirteen, etc.
In English, "12" can be pronounced as
- "One two"
- "Two one"
- "Twelve"
- "Twenty"
How do most Asian children think of the number 14?
- 5 + 5 + 4
- 1 + 4
- 14 + 0
- 10 + 4