Section: Paragraph Comprehension

29) Children have a talent for learning new languages very quickly. Between the ages of one and twelve, a child has the ability to learn a new language 60% faster than a person over the age of twelve. Traditional classroom learning and textbooks account for part of the learning process, but more important are the dialogues children have with people that speak foreign languages. Reading mainly shows a child how words are used in a typical sentence structure. Conversations are key to learning a language so the child can ask questions and practice speaking what they have learned.

According to the passage, conversations are a valuable part of learning a new language because

1. words used in dialogue are more advanced
2. sentence structure is learned through speaking
3. children can ask questions and practicing speaking
4. children learn more quickly than adults

The correct answer is choice (C). The final sentence in the paragraph is where to look to find the correct answer to this question. The only other option that could potentially be correct is option (D), but the reason choice (D) is not the best answer is because the statement “children learn more quickly than adults” is a broad statement that is not a specific result of a child conversing with a person that speaks a foreign language.