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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

A Survivor's Story

Answer all 5 questions in a test, then press Check answers. Tap See explanation under any question to see why — in 🇬🇧 English, 🇺🇿 Uzbek and 🇷🇺 Russian.

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Test A · Questions 1–5

Meaning Match

Choose the correct meaning
1The owl turned the tables. This means it…

🇬🇧Turn the tables = reverse the situation. (turn the tables: to change a situation so you now have the advantage over someone who had it before)

🇺🇿Vaziyatni o‘zgartirmoq. turn the tables — vaziyatni o‘z foydasiga o‘zgartirmoq.

🇷🇺Поменяться ролями. turn the tables — поменяться ролями.

2The owl was wiped out. This means it was…

🇬🇧Wipe out = destroy completely. (wipe out: to destroy completely)

🇺🇿Yo‘q qilingan. wipe out — yo‘q qilib yubormoq.

🇷🇺Уничтожена. wipe out — уничтожить.

3Drowsy morepork are…

🇬🇧Drowsy = sleepy. (drowsy: sleepy)

🇺🇿Uyqusiragan. drowsy — uyqusiragan.

🇷🇺Сонные. drowsy — сонный.

4Scientists were mystified. This means they were…

🇬🇧Mystified = puzzled. (mystified: completely unable to understand)

🇺🇿Hayron. mystified — hayron, boshi qotgan.

🇷🇺Озадачены. mystified — озадаченный.

5The call heralded good news. This means it…

🇬🇧Herald = be a sign of. (herald: to be a sign that something is about to happen)

🇺🇿Darak bermoq. herald — xabar bermoq, darak bermoq.

🇷🇺Возвещал. herald — возвещать.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadThe laughing owl was (6) around 1900, but the morepork survives. The female (7) her eggs for up to 30 days. At night, morepork use their (8) to catch prey, and in the day small birds sometimes (9) them. Numbers are now (10) because of predators.
Word banktalonshatchroostincubateswiped outin declinemob
6Gap (6): The laughing owl was ______…

🇬🇧Passive: was wiped out.

🇺🇿Wiped out.

🇷🇺Wiped out.

7Gap (7): The female ______ her eggs…

🇬🇧Verb: incubates. (incubate: to keep eggs warm until they hatch)

🇺🇿Incubates. incubate — tuxum bosmoq.

🇷🇺Incubates. incubate — высиживать.

8Gap (8): …use their ______ to catch prey…

🇬🇧Noun: talons. (talon: a long, sharp claw of a bird of prey)

🇺🇿Talons. talon — tirnoq (yirtqich qushlarniki).

🇷🇺Talons. talon — коготь.

9Gap (9): …small birds sometimes ______ them.

🇬🇧Verb: mob. (mob: (of animals or people) to crowd around and attack or annoy)

🇺🇿Mob. mob — to‘dalanib hujum qilmoq.

🇷🇺Mob. mob — нападать толпой.

10Gap (10): Numbers are now ______…

🇬🇧In decline. (in decline: becoming less or worse)

🇺🇿In decline. in decline — kamayib borayotgan.

🇷🇺In decline. in decline — в упадке, сокращающийся.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Scientists were mystified ___ to why the birds died.

🇬🇧Mystified as to. (mystified: completely unable to understand)

🇺🇿As to. mystified — hayron, boshi qotgan.

🇷🇺As to. mystified — озадаченный.

12Morepork are at the top ___ the food chain.

🇬🇧At the top of.

🇺🇿Top of.

🇷🇺Top of.

13The department is taking steps ___ protect the owl.

🇬🇧Take steps to. (take steps to: to take action to achieve something)

🇺🇿Take steps to. take steps to — … uchun choralar ko‘rmoq.

🇷🇺Take steps to. take steps to — принимать меры.

14The morepork’s call is heard ___ dusk.

🇬🇧At dusk.

🇺🇿At dusk.

🇷🇺At dusk.

15The owl turned the tables ___ the rats.

🇬🇧Turn the tables on sb. (turn the tables: to change a situation so you now have the advantage over someone who had it before)

🇺🇿Turn the tables on. turn the tables — vaziyatni o‘z foydasiga o‘zgartirmoq.

🇷🇺Turn the tables on. turn the tables — поменяться ролями.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankspottedswallowmeanpuzzledsadsleepy
16drowsy (drowsy morepork)

🇬🇧Drowsy = sleepy. (drowsy: sleepy)

🇺🇿drowsy — uyqusiragan.

🇷🇺drowsy — сонный.

17mystified (scientists were mystified)

🇬🇧Mystified = puzzled. (mystified: completely unable to understand)

🇺🇿mystified — hayron, boshi qotgan.

🇷🇺mystified — озадаченный.

18ingest (prey that has ingested poison)

🇬🇧Ingest = swallow. (ingest: to take food or a substance into the body)

🇺🇿ingest — yutmoq, iste’mol qilmoq.

🇷🇺ingest — проглатывать, поглощать.

19speckled (speckled dark brown)

🇬🇧Speckled = spotted. (speckled: covered with small spots)

🇺🇿speckled — xolli, dog‘li.

🇷🇺speckled — крапчатый.

20melancholy (the melancholy sound)

🇬🇧Melancholy = sad. ‘Mean’ matches signify. (melancholy: sad)

🇺🇿melancholy — g‘amgin.

🇷🇺melancholy — меланхоличный, печальный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21hatch

🇬🇧Chicks hatch (intransitive). (hatch: (of a baby bird) to come out of its egg)

🇺🇿hatched. hatch — tuxumdan chiqmoq.

🇷🇺hatched. hatch — вылупляться.

22wipe out

🇬🇧wipe out + object. (wipe out: to destroy completely)

🇺🇿wiped out. wipe out — yo‘q qilib yubormoq.

🇷🇺wiped out. wipe out — уничтожить.

23mortality

🇬🇧mortality is singular: has fallen. (mortality: the number of deaths; the fact of dying)

🇺🇿has fallen. mortality — o‘lim darajasi.

🇷🇺has fallen. mortality — смертность.

24take steps

🇬🇧take steps to + verb. (take steps to: to take action to achieve something)

🇺🇿take steps to. take steps to — … uchun choralar ko‘rmoq.

🇷🇺take steps to. take steps to — принимать меры.

25fauna

🇬🇧fauna is usually uncountable. (fauna: all the animals of a particular region (flora and fauna = plants and animals))

🇺🇿fauna. fauna — hayvonot dunyosi.

🇷🇺fauna. fauna — фауна.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 kemiruvchi · 🇷🇺 грызун

🇬🇧Rodent. (rodent: a small animal such as a rat or mouse)

🇺🇿rodent — kemiruvchi.

🇷🇺rodent — грызун.

27🇺🇿 oziq zanjiri · 🇷🇺 пищевая цепь

🇬🇧Food chain. (food chain: a series of living things, each eaten by the next)

🇺🇿food chain — oziq zanjiri.

🇷🇺food chain — пищевая цепь.

28🇺🇿 pestitsid · 🇷🇺 пестицид

🇬🇧Pesticide. (pesticide: a chemical used to kill insects or pests)

🇺🇿pesticide — pestitsid, zaharli kimyoviy modda.

🇷🇺pesticide — пестицид.

29🇺🇿 shom · 🇷🇺 сумерки

🇬🇧Dusk. (dusk: the time just before night when it gets dark)

🇺🇿dusk — shom, g‘ira-shira.

🇷🇺dusk — сумерки.

30🇺🇿 hushyorlik · 🇷🇺 бдительность

🇬🇧Alertness. (alertness: the state of being quick to notice things)

🇺🇿alertness — hushyorlik.

🇷🇺alertness — бдительность.