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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Conquest of Malaria in Italy

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
1To eradicate a disease means to…

🇬🇧Eradicate = destroy completely. By 1962 Italy was malaria-free.

🇺🇿Eradicate — butunlay yo‘q qilmoq. eradicate — butunlay yo‘q qilmoq.

🇷🇺Eradicate — полностью искоренить. eradicate — искоренить, уничтожить.

2Experts subscribed to the theory of ‘miasma’. This means they…

🇬🇧Subscribe to a theory = believe in or agree with it.

🇺🇿Subscribe to a theory — nazariyaga ishonmoq. subscribe to (a theory) — … fikrini qo‘llab-quvvatlamoq, … ga ishonmoq.

🇷🇺Subscribe to a theory — придерживаться теории.

3Definitive proof is proof that…

🇬🇧Definitive = final, not open to question. (definitive: final and not able to be questioned or changed (definitive proof / answer))

🇺🇿Definitive — yakuniy, shubhasiz. definitive — qat’iy, yakuniy.

🇷🇺Definitive — окончательный, неопровержимый. definitive — окончательный, неопровержимый.

4Malaria returned with a vengeance. This means it came back…

🇬🇧With a vengeance = with much greater force than before.

🇺🇿With a vengeance — avvalgidan ham kuchliroq. with a vengeance — avvalgidan ham kuchliroq.

🇷🇺With a vengeance — с новой силой. with a vengeance — с новой силой.

5A disease is rampant when it is…

🇬🇧Rampant = growing or spreading quickly, out of control.

🇺🇿Rampant — avj olgan, nazoratsiz tarqalayotgan.

🇷🇺Rampant — бесконтрольно распространяющийся. rampant — свирепствующий, безудержный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadIn the 19th century, most experts wrongly believed malaria was (6). The first (7) came in 1898. Later, quinine was (8) to rural workers, although many peasants met doctors with (9). During the war, the epidemic spread (10), and thousands died.
Word bankbreakthroughhostilityeradicatedadministeredhereditaryuncheckedvulnerable
6Gap (6): …believed malaria was ______.

🇬🇧‘was + adjective’: hereditary = passed from parents to children.

🇺🇿Hereditary — irsiy. hereditary — irsiy.

🇷🇺Hereditary — наследственный. hereditary — наследственный.

7Gap (7): The first ______ came in 1898.

🇬🇧‘The first ___’ needs a noun: breakthrough = important discovery.

🇺🇿Breakthrough — muhim kashfiyot. breakthrough — katta kashfiyot, burilish.

🇷🇺Breakthrough — прорыв. breakthrough — прорыв.

8Gap (8): …quinine was ______ to rural workers…

🇬🇧Administer a drug to someone = give it; passive: was administered to.

🇺🇿Administer to — dori bermoq; majhul: was administered to.

🇷🇺Administer to — вводить лекарство; пассив: was administered to.

9Gap (9): …peasants met doctors with ______.

🇬🇧‘met with ___’ needs a noun of feeling: hostility.

🇺🇿Hostility — dushmanlik. hostility — dushmanlik, adovat.

🇷🇺Hostility — враждебность. hostility — враждебность.

10Gap (10): …the epidemic spread ______…

🇬🇧Spread unchecked = spread with nothing to stop it. ‘Eradicated’ is the opposite idea.

🇺🇿Spread unchecked — nazoratsiz tarqalmoq. unchecked — nazoratsiz.

🇷🇺Spread unchecked — распространяться бесконтрольно.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
1111 million Italians were permanently ___ risk.

🇬🇧The phrase is at risk (of something). (at risk: in a situation where something bad could happen (at risk of / put sb at risk))

🇺🇿At risk — xavf ostida. at risk — xavf ostida.

🇷🇺At risk — под угрозой. at risk — в опасности, под угрозой.

12Most experts subscribed ___ the theory of miasma.

🇬🇧Subscribe to a theory/view. (subscribe to (a theory): to agree with or believe in an idea or theory (also: to pay regularly for a magazine or service))

🇺🇿Subscribe to — … ni qo‘llab-quvvatlamoq. subscribe to (a theory) — … fikrini qo‘llab-quvvatlamoq, … ga ishonmoq.

🇷🇺Subscribe to — придерживаться. subscribe to (a theory) — придерживаться (теории, мнения).

13Italy invested heavily ___ education programmes.

🇬🇧Invest in something.

🇺🇿Invest in — … ga sarmoya kiritmoq.

🇷🇺Invest in — вкладывать в.

14Funds were diverted ___ the battlefields.

🇬🇧Divert something to a new place or use. (divert: to change the direction or use of something (divert funds / traffic / attention))

🇺🇿Divert to — … ga yo‘naltirmoq. divert — boshqa yo‘nalishga burmoq.

🇷🇺Divert to — перенаправить на/в. divert — перенаправлять.

15The disease was an integral part ___ Italian history.

🇬🇧An integral part of something.

🇺🇿An integral part of — … ning ajralmas qismi.

🇷🇺An integral part of — неотъемлемая часть.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankcatchfighteffortobstinateenormousvital
16immense (the economic impact was immense)

🇬🇧Immense = enormous, huge. (immense: extremely large or great)

🇺🇿Immense = enormous — ulkan. immense — ulkan, beqiyos.

🇷🇺Immense = enormous — огромный. immense — огромный.

17crucial (a crucial part of the war on malaria)

🇬🇧Crucial = vital, extremely important. (crucial: extremely important, because other things depend on it)

🇺🇿Crucial = vital — o‘ta muhim. crucial — hal qiluvchi, o‘ta muhim.

🇷🇺Crucial = vital — жизненно важный. crucial — решающий, крайне важный.

18combat (little was done to combat the disease)

🇬🇧Combat = fight against something bad. (combat: to try to stop something bad from happening or getting worse (combat a disease / crime / climate change))

🇺🇿Combat = fight — kurashmoq. combat — kurashmoq.

🇷🇺Combat = fight — бороться. combat — бороться с.

19contract (he had contracted malaria in Africa)

🇬🇧Contract a disease = catch it. (contract (a disease): to catch or get an illness (formal))

🇺🇿Contract = catch — yuqtirmoq. contract (a disease) — (kasallik) yuqtirmoq.

🇷🇺Contract = catch — заразиться. contract (a disease) — заразиться, подхватить (болезнь).

20endeavour (this successful endeavour)

🇬🇧Endeavour = a serious effort or attempt. ‘Obstinate’ is a synonym of stubborn.

🇺🇿Endeavour = effort — sa’y-harakat. endeavour — sa’y-harakat, urinish.

🇷🇺Endeavour = effort — усилие. endeavour — попытка, начинание, усилие.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21contract

🇬🇧Contract a disease — direct object, no preposition, active voice.

🇺🇿Contract a disease — predlogsiz, faol nisbat.

🇷🇺Contract a disease — без предлога, в действительном залоге.

22life expectancy

🇬🇧Life expectancy is singular: life expectancy has risen.

🇺🇿Life expectancy — birlikda: has risen. life expectancy — umr davomiyligi.

🇷🇺Life expectancy — ед. число: has risen. life expectancy — продолжительность жизни.

23side effect

🇬🇧Plural: side effects (only the second word takes -s; effect is the noun, affect the verb).

🇺🇿Ko‘plik: side effects; effect — ot, affect — fe’l.

🇷🇺Мн. ч.: side effects; effect — сущ., affect — глагол.

24tackle

🇬🇧Tackle a problem — no preposition. (tackle: to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem)

🇺🇿Tackle a problem — predlogsiz. tackle — hal qilishga kirishmoq.

🇷🇺Tackle a problem — без предлога. tackle — решать, браться за (проблему).

25vulnerable

🇬🇧Vulnerable to something. (vulnerable: easily harmed or attacked, physically or emotionally (vulnerable to))

🇺🇿Vulnerable to — … ga nisbatan zaif. vulnerable — zaif, himoyasiz.

🇷🇺Vulnerable to — уязвимый к. vulnerable — уязвимый.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 umr davomiyligi · 🇷🇺 продолжительность жизни

🇬🇧Life expectancy = how long people are likely to live.

🇺🇿Life expectancy — umr davomiyligi. life expectancy — umr davomiyligi.

🇷🇺Life expectancy — продолжительность жизни. life expectancy — продолжительность жизни.

27🇺🇿 ofat, balo · 🇷🇺 бич, бедствие

🇬🇧Scourge = something that causes great suffering.

🇺🇿Scourge — ofat. scourge — ofat, balo.

🇷🇺Scourge — бедствие. scourge — бич, бедствие.

28🇺🇿 fosh qiluvchi belgilar · 🇷🇺 явные признаки

🇬🇧Telltale signs = signs that show something clearly.

🇺🇿Telltale signs — yaqqol belgilar. telltale (signs) — fosh qiluvchi, yaqqol (belgilar).

🇷🇺Telltale signs — явные признаки. telltale (signs) — явные, характерные (признаки).

29🇺🇿 ajralmas, uzviy · 🇷🇺 неотъемлемый

🇬🇧Integral = necessary as part of a whole. (integral (part): necessary and important as a part of a whole (an integral part of))

🇺🇿Integral — ajralmas. integral (part) — ajralmas, uzviy.

🇷🇺Integral — неотъемлемый. integral (part) — неотъемлемый.

30🇺🇿 benuqson · 🇷🇺 безупречно

🇬🇧Impeccably = perfectly, without mistakes. (impeccably: perfectly, without any mistakes)

🇺🇿Impeccably — benuqson. impeccably — benuqson, mukammal.

🇷🇺Impeccably — безупречно. impeccably — безупречно.