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As for language history, all three questionnaires ask about the order of acquisition of each language, when they were acquired, and their manner of acquisition. Q-C also asks at which age each language started being used at home, with friends, at school, etc. Q-B is the only one to ask if there were periods when a language was not used, and if so, for how long. Finally, none ask about when the person became bicultural.

The three questionnaires reflect, in their own ways, where things stand concerning the description of bilinguals. They are strong on reported proficiency and use, age and manner of acquisition, and also do well, with one exception, on language functions. They may need to do more, though, on change of language behavior when in monolingual and in bilingual situations, on the evolution of the bilingual’s languages over the years, and on biculturalism. Specific questionnaires already exist for language switching and mixing (e.g., Rodriguez-Fornells et al. 2012) so this may the route they could take in the future for the elements that need to be investigated further.