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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Fascinating World of Attine Ants

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
1Mutual dependence means…

🇬🇧Mutual = felt or done by both sides. (mutual: felt or done by each of two people or groups towards the other (mutual respect / benefit / dependence))

🇺🇿O‘zaro. mutual — o‘zaro.

🇷🇺Взаимный. mutual — взаимный.

2Ants eat leaves courtesy of the fungus. This means…

🇬🇧Courtesy of = thanks to. (courtesy of: because of; thanks to; given free by)

🇺🇿… tufayli. courtesy of — … tufayli, … sharofati bilan.

🇷🇺Благодаря. courtesy of — благодаря.

3Leaves laden with poison are…

🇬🇧Laden with = full of. (laden with: heavily loaded with or full of something)

🇺🇿… bilan to‘la. laden with — … bilan to‘la, yuklangan.

🇷🇺Полные. laden with — нагруженный, полный.

4A lapse in control is…

🇬🇧Lapse = brief failure. (lapse: a short failure to do something correctly (a lapse in concentration / control))

🇺🇿Xatolik lahzasi. lapse — xatolik, e’tiborsizlik lahzasi.

🇷🇺Оплошность. lapse — оплошность, промах.

5The bacterium inhibits growth. This means it…

🇬🇧Inhibit = slow down or prevent. (inhibit: to slow down or prevent something from happening)

🇺🇿To‘xtatib turmoq. inhibit — to‘xtatib turmoq, sekinlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺Подавлять. inhibit — подавлять, сдерживать.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadAnts (6) their gardens carefully. However, a parasite called Escovopsis can (7) a garden in days, and without food the ants (8). Luckily, ants (9) a bacterium that is a (10) poison against the parasite.
Word bankstarvepotentscrupulously weedharbourshredcomprisedevastate
6Gap (6): Ants ______ their gardens carefully.

🇬🇧Verb phrase: ants scrupulously weed their gardens (remove foreign organisms).

🇺🇿Scrupulously weed. scrupulously — juda sinchkovlik bilan.

🇷🇺Scrupulously weed. scrupulously — тщательно, скрупулёзно.

7Gap (7): …can ______ a garden in days…

🇬🇧Verb after ‘can’: devastate = destroy. (devastate: to destroy or damage something very badly)

🇺🇿Devastate. devastate — vayron qilmoq.

🇷🇺Devastate. devastate — опустошать, разрушать.

8Gap (8): …without food the ants ______.

🇬🇧Starve = die from lack of food. (starve (to death): to suffer or die because there is no food)

🇺🇿Starve. starve (to death) — ochlikdan o‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Starve. starve (to death) — голодать, умереть от голода.

9Gap (9): …ants ______ a bacterium…

🇬🇧Harbour = carry, contain. (harbour: to contain or carry something, often hidden; to keep a feeling (US harbor))

🇺🇿Harbour. harbour — o‘zida saqlamoq, boshpana bermoq.

🇷🇺Harbour. harbour — содержать, укрывать.

10Gap (10): …a ______ poison against the parasite.

🇬🇧Adjective: potent = powerful. (potent: very powerful or effective)

🇺🇿Potent. potent — kuchli, ta’sirchan.

🇷🇺Potent. potent — сильный, мощный.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The fungus is descended ___ a single strain.

🇬🇧Descended from.

🇺🇿Descended from.

🇷🇺Descended from.

12The leaves are laden ___ poisonous chemicals.

🇬🇧Laden with. (laden with: heavily loaded with or full of something)

🇺🇿Laden with. laden with — … bilan to‘la, yuklangan.

🇷🇺Laden with. laden with — нагруженный, полный.

13Humans grow single crops to the exclusion ___ all others.

🇬🇧To the exclusion of. (to the exclusion of: so that something else is left out completely)

🇺🇿To the exclusion of. to the exclusion of — … ni butunlay chetlab.

🇷🇺To the exclusion of. to the exclusion of — в ущерб, исключая.

14Currie spent three years sifting ___ ant gardens.

🇬🇧Sift through. (sift through: to examine a lot of things carefully to find something)

🇺🇿Sift through. sift through — sinchiklab titkilamoq.

🇷🇺Sift through. sift through — тщательно перебирать.

15Ants usually keep parasites ___ control.

🇬🇧Keep under control. (keep under control: to stop something from getting worse or spreading)

🇺🇿Keep under control. keep under control — nazorat ostida ushlamoq.

🇷🇺Keep under control. keep under control — держать под контролем.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankconsist ofpowerfulcoverdestroyunceasingdiscover
16uncover (research has uncovered new findings)

🇬🇧Uncover = discover. (uncover: to discover something that was hidden)

🇺🇿uncover — ochib bermoq, fosh qilmoq.

🇷🇺uncover — раскрыть, обнаружить.

17comprise (the region comprising South America…)

🇬🇧Comprise = consist of. (comprise: to consist of; to be made up of (no ‘of’ after comprise))

🇺🇿comprise — … dan iborat bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺comprise — включать, состоять из.

18devastate (devastate a fungus garden)

🇬🇧Devastate = destroy. (devastate: to destroy or damage something very badly)

🇺🇿devastate — vayron qilmoq.

🇷🇺devastate — опустошать, разрушать.

19relentless (the relentless Escovopsis)

🇬🇧Relentless = unceasing. (relentless: never stopping or getting less strong)

🇺🇿relentless — tinimsiz, to‘xtovsiz.

🇷🇺relentless — неумолимый, беспощадный.

20envelop (a cloud which envelops the garden)

🇬🇧Envelop = cover completely. ‘Powerful’ matches potent.

🇺🇿envelop — o‘rab olmoq.

🇷🇺envelop — окутывать.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21comprise

🇬🇧comprise takes no of (but is comprised of is common in passive).

🇺🇿comprises — of siz. comprise — … dan iborat bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺comprises — без of. comprise — включать, состоять из.

22mutual

🇬🇧mutual respect for. (mutual: felt or done by each of two people or groups towards the other (mutual respect / benefit / dependence))

🇺🇿mutual respect. mutual — o‘zaro.

🇷🇺mutual respect. mutual — взаимный.

23envelop

🇬🇧Verb envelop (past enveloped); envelope is a noun for letters.

🇺🇿enveloped. envelop — o‘rab olmoq.

🇷🇺enveloped. envelop — окутывать.

24descended

🇬🇧be descended from. (be descended from: to come from an earlier ancestor)

🇺🇿descended from. be descended from — … dan kelib chiqqan bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺descended from. be descended from — происходить от.

25provoke

🇬🇧provoke + noun. (provoke: to cause a reaction, especially a bad one)

🇺🇿provoke anger. provoke — qo‘zg‘atmoq, sabab bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺provoke anger. provoke — провоцировать, вызывать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 harakatlantiruvchi kuch · 🇷🇺 движущая сила

🇬🇧Driving force. (driving force: the main cause or motivation behind something)

🇺🇿driving force — harakatlantiruvchi kuch.

🇷🇺driving force — движущая сила.

27🇺🇿 shtamm, nav · 🇷🇺 штамм

🇬🇧Strain. (strain: a particular type of a plant, animal, virus or bacterium)

🇺🇿strain — shtamm, nav.

🇷🇺strain — штамм, сорт.

28🇺🇿 juda sinchkovlik bilan · 🇷🇺 скрупулёзно

🇬🇧Scrupulously. (scrupulously: extremely carefully and completely)

🇺🇿scrupulously — juda sinchkovlik bilan.

🇷🇺scrupulously — тщательно, скрупулёзно.

29🇺🇿 mayda to‘g‘ramoq · 🇷🇺 измельчать

🇬🇧Shred. (shred: to cut or tear something into small, thin pieces)

🇺🇿shred — mayda to‘g‘ramoq, tilka-pora qilmoq.

🇷🇺shred — измельчать, резать на полоски.

30🇺🇿 qiziqarli, sirli · 🇷🇺 интригующий

🇬🇧Intriguing. (intriguing: very interesting because unusual or mysterious)

🇺🇿intriguing — qiziqarli, sirli.

🇷🇺intriguing — интригующий.