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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Australia's Camouflaged Creatures

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
1It is economically unviable to pursue this prey. This means…

🇬🇧Unviable = not worth doing / not practical. (unviable: not able to succeed or be done in practice, especially financially (economically unviable))

🇺🇿Foydasiz. unviable — amalga oshirib bo‘lmaydigan, foydasiz.

🇷🇺Невыгодно. unviable — нежизнеспособный, невыгодный.

2To that end, insects evolved camouflage. This means…

🇬🇧To that end = in order to achieve that aim. (to that end: in order to achieve that aim (formal))

🇺🇿Shu maqsadda. to that end — shu maqsadda.

🇷🇺С этой целью. to that end — с этой целью.

3A conspicuous chick is…

🇬🇧Conspicuous = easily noticed. (conspicuous (↔ inconspicuous): very easy to see or notice; inconspicuous = not easily noticed)

🇺🇿Ko‘zga tashlanadigan. conspicuous (↔ inconspicuous) — ko‘zga tashlanadigan (↔ ko‘zga tashlanmaydigan).

🇷🇺Заметный. conspicuous (↔ inconspicuous) — заметный (↔ незаметный).

4Unsuspecting fish are fish that…

🇬🇧Unsuspecting = unaware of danger. (unsuspecting: not aware that something bad is happening)

🇺🇿Bexabar. unsuspecting — hech narsadan bexabar.

🇷🇺Ничего не подозревающий. unsuspecting — ничего не подозревающий.

5The predator is absorbed by the tail. This means it…

🇬🇧Absorbed = giving full attention. (absorbed (in / by): giving all your attention to something)

🇺🇿Berilib ketgan. absorbed (in / by) — berilib ketgan.

🇷🇺Поглощён. absorbed (in / by) — поглощённый.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadAnimals that (6) their surroundings are harder for a (7) to find. Some insects stay (8) all day, while the fangblenny can (9) other fish. If a caterpillar is (10), it shows false eyes, and the attacker often hesitates.
Word bankmimicconfrontedmotionlessblend intohabitatpredatoredible
6Gap (6): Animals that ______ their surroundings…

🇬🇧Blend into = match the surroundings. (blend into: to look so similar to the surroundings that you are hard to notice)

🇺🇿Blend into. blend into — atrofga singib ketmoq.

🇷🇺Blend into. blend into — сливаться с.

7Gap (7): …harder for a ______ to find.

🇬🇧Noun after ‘a’: predator = hunter. (predator (↔ prey): an animal that kills and eats other animals; prey = the animal that is hunted)

🇺🇿Predator. predator (↔ prey) — yirtqich (↔ o‘lja).

🇷🇺Predator. predator (↔ prey) — хищник (↔ добыча).

8Gap (8): Some insects stay ______ all day…

🇬🇧‘stay + adjective’: motionless. (motionless: not moving at all)

🇺🇿Motionless. motionless — harakatsiz.

🇷🇺Motionless. motionless — неподвижный.

9Gap (9): …the fangblenny can ______ other fish.

🇬🇧Verb after ‘can’: mimic = copy. (mimic: to copy the appearance or behaviour of another (noun: mimicry))

🇺🇿Mimic. mimic — taqlid qilmoq.

🇷🇺Mimic. mimic — подражать, имитировать.

10Gap (10): If a caterpillar is ______…

🇬🇧Passive: is confronted = is faced by an attacker.

🇺🇿Confronted. confront — yuzma-yuz kelmoq, qarshi turmoq.

🇷🇺Confronted. confront — столкнуться, противостоять.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The chick moves to blend ___ its surroundings.

🇬🇧Blend into. (blend into: to look so similar to the surroundings that you are hard to notice)

🇺🇿Blend into. blend into — atrofga singib ketmoq.

🇷🇺Blend into. blend into — сливаться с.

12Success depends on the ratio of mimics ___ originals.

🇬🇧The ratio of A to B.

🇺🇿Ratio of A to B.

🇷🇺Ratio of A to B.

13The predator is thoroughly absorbed ___ the wriggling tail.

🇬🇧Absorbed by / in. (absorbed (in / by): giving all your attention to something)

🇺🇿Absorbed by. absorbed (in / by) — berilib ketgan.

🇷🇺Absorbed by. absorbed (in / by) — поглощённый.

14Creatures have had time to adapt ___ the desert.

🇬🇧Adapt to. (adapt (to): to change to suit new conditions)

🇺🇿Adapt to. adapt (to) — moslashmoq.

🇷🇺Adapt to. adapt (to) — приспосабливаться.

15The fish benefits from safety ___ numbers.

🇬🇧Safety in numbers. (safety in numbers: the idea that you are safer in a group)

🇺🇿Safety in numbers. safety in numbers — ko‘pchilikda xavfsizlik.

🇷🇺Safety in numbers. safety in numbers — безопасность в группе.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankbackgroundchaseresultcomplexcopystill
16imitate (imitate living foliage)

🇬🇧Imitate = copy. (imitate: to copy someone or something)

🇺🇿imitate — taqlid qilmoq.

🇷🇺imitate — подражать, имитировать.

17pursue (pursue a species of prey)

🇬🇧Pursue = chase. (pursue: to chase someone or something; to try to achieve something)

🇺🇿pursue — ta’qib qilmoq; … ga intilmoq.

🇷🇺pursue — преследовать; стремиться.

18outcome (the outcome is that it survives)

🇬🇧Outcome = result. (outcome: the final result of an action or process)

🇺🇿outcome — natija.

🇷🇺outcome — исход, результат.

19backdrop (choose a matching backdrop)

🇬🇧Backdrop = background. (backdrop: the background or surroundings of something)

🇺🇿backdrop — fon, manzara.

🇷🇺backdrop — фон.

20elaborate (elaborate trickery)

🇬🇧Elaborate = complex. ‘Still’ matches motionless.

🇺🇿elaborate — murakkab, puxta ishlangan.

🇷🇺elaborate — сложный, тщательно продуманный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21adapt

🇬🇧adapt to (change to fit); don’t confuse with adopt.

🇺🇿adapt to. adapt (to) — moslashmoq.

🇷🇺adapt to. adapt (to) — приспосабливаться.

22hesitate

🇬🇧hesitate to do. (hesitate: to pause before doing something because you are unsure)

🇺🇿hesitate to do. hesitate — ikkilanmoq.

🇷🇺hesitate to do. hesitate — колебаться.

23as a consequence

🇬🇧Fixed phrase: as a consequence. (as a consequence: as a result)

🇺🇿as a consequence. as a consequence — natijada.

🇷🇺as a consequence. as a consequence — вследствие этого.

24disguise

🇬🇧disguise oneself as sb. (disguise: to change your appearance so that people do not recognise you)

🇺🇿disguise oneself as. disguise — niqoblamoq, niqob.

🇷🇺disguise oneself as. disguise — маскировать(ся), маскировка.

25edible

🇬🇧Spelling: edible (editable is about documents).

🇺🇿edible. edible — yeyiladigan.

🇷🇺edible. edible — съедобный.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 tabiiy tanlanish · 🇷🇺 естественный отбор

🇬🇧Natural selection. (natural selection: the process by which animals and plants best suited to their environment survive and pass on their genes)

🇺🇿natural selection — tabiiy tanlanish.

🇷🇺natural selection — естественный отбор.

27🇺🇿 yashash muhiti · 🇷🇺 среда обитания

🇬🇧Habitat. (habitat: the natural home of an animal or plant)

🇺🇿habitat — yashash muhiti.

🇷🇺habitat — среда обитания.

28🇺🇿 ikkilanmoq · 🇷🇺 колебаться

🇬🇧Hesitate. (hesitate: to pause before doing something because you are unsure)

🇺🇿hesitate — ikkilanmoq.

🇷🇺hesitate — колебаться.

29🇺🇿 natijada · 🇷🇺 вследствие этого

🇬🇧As a consequence. (as a consequence: as a result)

🇺🇿as a consequence — natijada.

🇷🇺as a consequence — вследствие этого.

30🇺🇿 hayratlanarli darajada · 🇷🇺 поразительно

🇬🇧Astonishingly. (astonishingly: extremely; in a very surprising way)

🇺🇿astonishingly — hayratlanarli darajada.

🇷🇺astonishingly — поразительно.