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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Child's Play in Medieval England

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
1A notion is…

🇬🇧Notion = idea. (notion: an idea or belief (the notion that…))

🇺🇿Notion — tushuncha. notion — tushuncha, fikr.

🇷🇺Notion — представление. notion — понятие, представление.

2Medieval toys cast light on the issue. This means they…

🇬🇧Cast light on = help explain. (cast light on: to help to explain something or make it clearer (also shed light on))

🇺🇿Cast light on — oydinlik kiritmoq. cast light on — … ga oydinlik kiritmoq.

🇷🇺Cast light on — пролить свет. cast light on — пролить свет на.

3Children were by no means dependent on bought toys. This means they were…

🇬🇧By no means = not at all. (by no means: not at all; certainly not)

🇺🇿By no means — aslo. by no means — aslo, hech ham … emas.

🇷🇺By no means — вовсе не. by no means — отнюдь не, вовсе не.

4Parents took an indulgent interest in children. Indulgent means…

🇬🇧Indulgent = kind, giving children what they want.

🇺🇿Indulgent — erkalatuvchi. indulgent — erkalatuvchi, yumshoq.

🇷🇺Indulgent — снисходительный. indulgent — снисходительный, потакающий.

5A resounding ‘No!’ is…

🇬🇧Resounding = very clear and emphatic. (resounding: very great or very clear (a resounding success / yes / no))

🇺🇿Resounding — qat’iy. resounding — yangroq, qat’iy, katta.

🇷🇺Resounding — решительный. resounding — громкий, решительный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadNewbolt’s poem (6) Victorian views on play. Ariès argued that medieval adults showed children little (7), but historians now use a rich body of (8) evidence to reject his (9). Toys, games and festivals show that children often (10) and created their own culture.
Word bankuniversalcontemporarytook the initiativesums upreclusethesisaffection
6Gap (6): Newbolt’s poem ______ Victorian views…

🇬🇧Present simple verb: sums up = expresses the essence of.

🇺🇿Sums up.

🇷🇺Sums up.

7Gap (7): …showed children little ______…

🇬🇧‘little ___’ needs an uncountable noun: affection.

🇺🇿Affection — mehr. affection — mehr, muhabbat.

🇷🇺Affection — любовь. affection — привязанность, любовь.

8Gap (8): …a rich body of ______ evidence…

🇬🇧Adjective before ‘evidence’: contemporary = from that time.

🇺🇿Contemporary — o‘sha davrga oid. contemporary — o‘sha davrga oid; zamonaviy.

🇷🇺Contemporary — того времени. contemporary — того времени; современный.

9Gap (9): …to reject his ______.

🇬🇧‘his ___’ needs a noun for an argued idea: thesis.

🇺🇿Thesis — tezis. thesis — tezis, nazariya.

🇷🇺Thesis — тезис. thesis — тезис, теория.

10Gap (10): …children often ______ and created their own culture.

🇬🇧Past-tense verb phrase: took the initiative = acted first themselves.

🇺🇿Took the initiative.

🇷🇺Took the initiative.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The idea goes back ___ the ancient Greeks.

🇬🇧Go back to. (go back to: to have existed since a particular time in the past)

🇺🇿Go back to. go back to — … ga borib taqalmoq.

🇷🇺Go back to. go back to — восходить к.

12Children were not dependent ___ bought toys.

🇬🇧Dependent on. (dependent on: needing someone or something for support (opposite: independent of))

🇺🇿Dependent on. dependent on — … ga qaram, bog‘liq.

🇷🇺Dependent on. dependent on — зависимый от.

13Babies were given toys ___ infancy onwards.

🇬🇧From infancy onwards. (from infancy (onwards): from the time when someone is a baby (infancy = early childhood))

🇺🇿From infancy. from infancy (onwards) — go‘daklikdan boshlab.

🇷🇺From infancy. from infancy (onwards) — с младенчества.

14Children gravitated ___ one another.

🇬🇧Gravitate to / towards.

🇺🇿Gravitate to.

🇷🇺Gravitate to.

15The relationship was modern ___ major respects.

🇬🇧In major respects. (in major respects: in the most important ways (in many / some respects))

🇺🇿In major respects. in major respects — asosiy jihatlardan.

🇷🇺In major respects. in major respects — в основном, в главном.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankcontroldisputedhermitstaminaidearemember
16notion (the notion that play is educational)

🇬🇧Notion = idea. (notion: an idea or belief (the notion that…))

🇺🇿Notion = idea. notion — tushuncha, fikr.

🇷🇺Notion = idea. notion — понятие, представление.

17endurance (games promoted endurance)

🇬🇧Endurance = stamina. (endurance: the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful for a long time)

🇺🇿Endurance = stamina. endurance — chidamlilik, bardosh.

🇷🇺Endurance = stamina. endurance — выносливость.

18recall (Gerald recalls building towns)

🇬🇧Recall = remember. (recall: to remember something (formal))

🇺🇿Recall = remember. recall — eslamoq.

🇷🇺Recall = remember. recall — вспоминать.

19regulate (adults should regulate play)

🇬🇧Regulate = control. (regulate: to control something, especially by rules)

🇺🇿Regulate = control. regulate — tartibga solmoq.

🇷🇺Regulate = control. regulate — регулировать.

20recluse (a mysterious recluse)

🇬🇧Recluse = hermit. ‘Disputed’ matches controversial.

🇺🇿Recluse = hermit. recluse — tarkidunyo, yolg‘iz yashovchi.

🇷🇺Recluse = hermit. recluse — отшельник, затворник.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21overthrow

🇬🇧overthrow – overthrew – overthrown; passive: was overthrown.

🇺🇿overthrown. overthrow — ag‘darmoq.

🇷🇺overthrown. overthrow — свергать.

22remark

🇬🇧remark that… or remark on sth — not ‘remark sb’.

🇺🇿remark that…. remark — aytib o‘tmoq, ta’kidlamoq.

🇷🇺remark that…. remark — замечать, отмечать.

23affection

🇬🇧affection for someone. (affection: a feeling of liking or love and caring (affection for))

🇺🇿affection for. affection — mehr, muhabbat.

🇷🇺affection for. affection — привязанность, любовь.

24recall

🇬🇧recall doing sth (-ing), no preposition. (recall: to remember something (formal))

🇺🇿recall doing. recall — eslamoq.

🇷🇺recall doing. recall — вспоминать.

25by no means

🇬🇧Fixed phrase: by no means. (by no means: not at all; certainly not)

🇺🇿by no means. by no means — aslo, hech ham … emas.

🇷🇺by no means. by no means — отнюдь не, вовсе не.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 chidamlilik · 🇷🇺 выносливость

🇬🇧Endurance. (endurance: the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful for a long time)

🇺🇿Endurance. endurance — chidamlilik, bardosh.

🇷🇺Endurance. endurance — выносливость.

27🇺🇿 tashabbus ko‘rsatmoq · 🇷🇺 проявить инициативу

🇬🇧Take the initiative. (take the initiative: to be the first to act, without waiting to be told)

🇺🇿Take the initiative. take the initiative — tashabbus ko‘rsatmoq.

🇷🇺Take the initiative. take the initiative — проявить инициативу.

28🇺🇿 ag‘darmoq · 🇷🇺 свергать

🇬🇧Overthrow. (overthrow: to remove a ruler or government from power by force (past: overthrew, pp: overthrown))

🇺🇿Overthrow. overthrow — ag‘darmoq.

🇷🇺Overthrow. overthrow — свергать.

29🇺🇿 dam olish uchun · 🇷🇺 для отдыха

🇬🇧Recreational. (recreational: done for enjoyment in free time (noun: recreation))

🇺🇿Recreational. recreational — dam olish uchun, ko‘ngilochar.

🇷🇺Recreational. recreational — развлекательный, для отдыха.

30🇺🇿 o‘z tabiatiga ko‘ra · 🇷🇺 по самой своей природе

🇬🇧By its very nature. (by its very nature: because of the basic qualities that something has)

🇺🇿By its very nature. by its very nature — o‘z tabiatiga ko‘ra.

🇷🇺By its very nature. by its very nature — по самой своей природе.