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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

A Brief History of Humans and Food

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
1Inedible plants…

🇬🇧Inedible = not eatable. (inedible: not suitable or safe to eat)

🇺🇿Yeb bo‘lmaydigan. inedible — yeb bo‘lmaydigan.

🇷🇺Несъедобные. inedible — несъедобный.

2The advent of farming means its…

🇬🇧Advent = arrival. (advent: the arrival of something important)

🇺🇿Kelishi. advent — paydo bo‘lishi, kelishi.

🇷🇺Появление. advent — появление, приход.

3Food that spoils…

🇬🇧Spoil = go bad. (spoil: (of food) to become bad and not safe to eat)

🇺🇿Buziladi. spoil — buzilmoq.

🇷🇺Портится. spoil — портиться.

4Seismic changes are…

🇬🇧Seismic = huge. (seismic: having a very great effect (literally: relating to earthquakes))

🇺🇿Juda katta. seismic — juda katta, tub.

🇷🇺Колоссальные. seismic — колоссальный.

5Freezing has overtaken canning. Freezing is now…

🇬🇧Overtake = surpass. (overtake: to become more important or successful than something else)

🇺🇿Quvib o‘tdi. overtake — quvib o‘tmoq.

🇷🇺Обогнала. overtake — обгонять.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadCooking made (6) plants safe to eat. The (7) of farming led to surplus food, so people learnt to (8) it. Canned food had a (9) like fresh food, but freezing has now (10) canning.
Word banktexturetoxicrawadventinedibleovertakenpreserve
6Gap (6): Cooking made ______ plants safe to eat.

🇬🇧Adjective: inedible. (inedible: not suitable or safe to eat)

🇺🇿Inedible. inedible — yeb bo‘lmaydigan.

🇷🇺Inedible. inedible — несъедобный.

7Gap (7): The ______ of farming…

🇬🇧The advent of. (advent: the arrival of something important)

🇺🇿Advent. advent — paydo bo‘lishi, kelishi.

🇷🇺Advent. advent — появление, приход.

8Gap (8): …people learnt to ______ it.

🇬🇧Verb: preserve. (preserve: to keep food from going bad; to keep safe)

🇺🇿Preserve. preserve — saqlamoq (buzilmasdan).

🇷🇺Preserve. preserve — консервировать, сохранять.

9Gap (9): …had a ______ like fresh food…

🇬🇧Noun: texture. (texture: how something feels, especially food in the mouth)

🇺🇿Texture. texture — tuzilish, teginish sezgisi.

🇷🇺Texture. texture — текстура.

10Gap (10): …freezing has now ______ canning.

🇬🇧Overtake–overtook–overtaken. (overtake: to become more important or successful than something else)

🇺🇿Overtaken. overtake — quvib o‘tmoq.

🇷🇺Overtaken. overtake — обгонять.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Cans were resistant ___ damage.

🇬🇧Resistant to. (resistant to: not damaged or affected by)

🇺🇿To. resistant to — … ga chidamli.

🇷🇺To. resistant to — устойчивый к.

12Bottles were fabricated ___ glass.

🇬🇧Fabricated from. (fabricate: to make something, especially from different parts)

🇺🇿From. fabricate — tayyorlamoq, yasamoq.

🇷🇺From. fabricate — изготавливать.

13Chemicals protect plants ___ attack by insects.

🇬🇧Protect against.

🇺🇿Against.

🇷🇺Against.

14Canning has been overtaken ___ freezing.

🇬🇧Passive: overtaken by. (overtake: to become more important or successful than something else)

🇺🇿By. overtake — quvib o‘tmoq.

🇷🇺By. overtake — обгонять.

15One can, dating ___ to 1824, was opened in 1939.

🇬🇧Date back to.

🇺🇿Back.

🇷🇺Back.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankthe samepoisonouscoolarrivalmakego bad
16advent (the advent of farming)

🇬🇧Advent = arrival. (advent: the arrival of something important)

🇺🇿advent — paydo bo‘lishi, kelishi.

🇷🇺advent — появление, приход.

17toxic (toxic chemicals)

🇬🇧Toxic = poisonous. (toxic: poisonous)

🇺🇿toxic — zaharli.

🇷🇺toxic — токсичный.

18spoil (cause food to spoil)

🇬🇧Spoil = go bad. (spoil: (of food) to become bad and not safe to eat)

🇺🇿spoil — buzilmoq.

🇷🇺spoil — портиться.

19fabricate (fabricated from glass)

🇬🇧Fabricate = make. (fabricate: to make something, especially from different parts)

🇺🇿fabricate — tayyorlamoq, yasamoq.

🇷🇺fabricate — изготавливать.

20chill (chilling food)

🇬🇧Chill = cool. ‘The same’ matches identical. (chill: to make something cold)

🇺🇿chill — sovutmoq.

🇷🇺chill — охлаждать.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21overtake

🇬🇧overtake–overtook–overtaken. (overtake: to become more important or successful than something else)

🇺🇿has overtaken. overtake — quvib o‘tmoq.

🇷🇺has overtaken. overtake — обгонять.

22identical

🇬🇧identical to. (identical: exactly the same)

🇺🇿identical to. identical — bir xil.

🇷🇺identical to. identical — идентичный.

23equivalent

🇬🇧Noun: the (cooked) equivalent.

🇺🇿equivalent.

🇷🇺equivalent.

24ratio

🇬🇧the ratio of A to B.

🇺🇿ratio of … to ….

🇷🇺ratio of … to ….

25raw

🇬🇧Adjective before noun: raw carrots. (raw: not cooked)

🇺🇿raw. raw — xom.

🇷🇺raw. raw — сырой.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 achitish · 🇷🇺 брожение

🇬🇧Fermentation. (fermentation: a chemical change caused by bacteria or yeast)

🇺🇿fermentation — achitish.

🇷🇺fermentation — брожение.

27🇺🇿 ixtisoslashuv · 🇷🇺 специализация

🇬🇧Specialisation. (specialisation: focusing on one particular area of work)

🇺🇿specialisation — ixtisoslashuv.

🇷🇺specialisation — специализация.

28🇺🇿 o‘txo‘r · 🇷🇺 травоядный

🇬🇧Herbivorous. (herbivorous: eating only plants)

🇺🇿herbivorous — o‘txo‘r.

🇷🇺herbivorous — травоядный.

29🇺🇿 iskana · 🇷🇺 стамеска

🇬🇧Chisel. (chisel: a tool with a sharp edge for cutting wood or stone)

🇺🇿chisel — iskana.

🇷🇺chisel — стамеска, зубило.

30🇺🇿 ovchi-termachi · 🇷🇺 охотник-собиратель

🇬🇧Hunter-gatherer. (hunter-gatherer: a person who lives by hunting and collecting food)

🇺🇿hunter-gatherer — ovchi-termachi.

🇷🇺hunter-gatherer — охотник-собиратель.