What is a false friend?

• A dictionary with blank pages
• A friend who refuses to study
• A familiar-looking word with a different meaning

What is a cognate?

• A word alike across related languages, giving free vocabulary
• A word with no meaning in any language
• A grammar rule about word order

One long weekend session beats short daily sessions, since sleep erases practice.

Circle one:   True   False

Your first language puts adjectives before nouns, but Spanish order feels backwards. What is happening?

• A cognate giving you free words
• Interference from an old habit causing new mistakes
• Proof that Spanish has no adjectives

You know scrib means write. How does that speed up French or Spanish vocabulary?

• It translates every sentence word for word
• It removes the need to ever speak
• It unlocks whole word families sharing the root

What is the study loop of the fastest learners?

• Read once, wait a month, take the test
• Copy tables all evening, never speaking
• Notice a pattern, test it speaking, get corrected, retry

A Spanish speaker starts Italian. Which move pays off on day one?

• Guessing -zione words from known -cion words
• Trusting every lookalike without checking
• Avoiding all speaking until fluent

A learner restudies strong skills weekly but ignores a corrections list. What is wrong with the plan?

• Strong skills always need the most practice
• Time should target the real gaps the notebook records
• Correction notes are never worth reviewing