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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Deserts and Desert Life

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
1Camels rarely perspire. They rarely…

🇬🇧Perspire = sweat. (perspire: to produce sweat through the skin)

🇺🇿Terlamoq. perspire — terlamoq.

🇷🇺Потеть. perspire — потеть.

2The fox’s ears dissipate heat. They…

🇬🇧Dissipate = spread out and release. (dissipate: to spread out and disappear, or make something do this)

🇺🇿Tarqatib yubormoq. dissipate — tarqatib yubormoq, yo‘q qilmoq (issiqlik).

🇷🇺Рассеивать. dissipate — рассеивать.

3Deserts are arid environments. They are…

🇬🇧Arid = very dry. (arid: very dry, with little or no rain)

🇺🇿Qurg‘oqchil. arid — qurg‘oqchil, quruq.

🇷🇺Засушливый. arid — засушливый.

4The Bedouins are nomadic. They…

🇬🇧Nomadic = moving from place to place. (nomadic: moving from place to place instead of living in one place)

🇺🇿Ko‘chmanchi. nomadic — ko‘chmanchi.

🇷🇺Кочевой. nomadic — кочевой.

5Indigenous peoples are…

🇬🇧Indigenous = native, original. (indigenous: living in a place from the earliest times; native)

🇺🇿Mahalliy, tub joy aholisi. indigenous — mahalliy, tub joy.

🇷🇺Коренные народы. indigenous — коренной.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadCamels survive (6) with clever features. Their feet are (7) thick pads. Desert plants reduce (8) by having small leaves. People build thick walls that (9) homes against heat. Today, many desert species are threatened by (10) and climate change.
Word bankinsulategrazingbiodiversityovergrazingequipped withdroughtevaporation
6Gap (6): Camels survive ______ with clever features.

🇬🇧Drought = long period without rain. (drought: a long period with little or no rain)

🇺🇿Drought. drought — qurg‘oqchilik.

🇷🇺Drought. drought — засуха.

7Gap (7): Their feet are ______ thick pads.

🇬🇧Equipped with = having. (equipped with: having the things that are needed for a purpose)

🇺🇿Equipped with. equipped with — …bilan jihozlangan.

🇷🇺Equipped with. equipped with — оснащённый.

8Gap (8): Desert plants reduce ______…

🇬🇧Evaporation = water turning into gas. (evaporation: the process of a liquid changing into gas)

🇺🇿Evaporation. evaporation — bug‘lanish.

🇷🇺Evaporation. evaporation — испарение.

9Gap (9): …thick walls that ______ homes against heat.

🇬🇧Insulate against heat. (insulate: to protect something from heat, cold or noise)

🇺🇿Insulate. insulate — izolyatsiya qilmoq (issiq-sovuqdan).

🇷🇺Insulate. insulate — утеплять, изолировать.

10Gap (10): …threatened by ______ and climate change.

🇬🇧Overgrazing damages land. (overgrazing: letting animals eat so much grass that the land is damaged)

🇺🇿Overgrazing. overgrazing — haddan tashqari boqish.

🇷🇺Overgrazing. overgrazing — перевыпас.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Camels are perfectly suited ___ sand and drought.

🇬🇧Suited to.

🇺🇿To.

🇷🇺To.

12Their nostrils shield their lungs ___ dust.

🇬🇧Shield from. (shield: to protect someone or something from danger or harm)

🇺🇿From. shield — himoya qilmoq, to‘smoq.

🇷🇺From. shield — защищать, заслонять.

13Thick walls insulate homes ___ extreme temperatures.

🇬🇧Insulate against. (insulate: to protect something from heat, cold or noise)

🇺🇿Against. insulate — izolyatsiya qilmoq (issiq-sovuqdan).

🇷🇺Against. insulate — утеплять, изолировать.

14Fat can be metabolised ___ water and energy.

🇬🇧Metabolise into. (metabolise: (of the body) to change food into energy)

🇺🇿Into. metabolise — o‘zlashtirmoq (organizmda energiyaga aylantirmoq).

🇷🇺Into. metabolise — метаболизировать, усваивать.

15Many species are endangered ___ climate change.

🇬🇧Passive: endangered by.

🇺🇿By.

🇷🇺By.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word banksharpvitalsavedryprotectwandering
16arid (arid environments)

🇬🇧Arid = dry. (arid: very dry, with little or no rain)

🇺🇿arid — qurg‘oqchil, quruq.

🇷🇺arid — засушливый.

17acute (acute hearing)

🇬🇧Acute = sharp. (acute: (of a sense) very sensitive and strong)

🇺🇿acute — o‘tkir (sezgi).

🇷🇺acute — острый (о слухе, зрении).

18shield (shielding their lungs)

🇬🇧Shield = protect. (shield: to protect someone or something from danger or harm)

🇺🇿shield — himoya qilmoq, to‘smoq.

🇷🇺shield — защищать, заслонять.

19conserve (conserve precious body fluid)

🇬🇧Conserve = save. (conserve: to use something carefully so it lasts; to protect)

🇺🇿conserve — tejamoq, saqlamoq.

🇷🇺conserve — сохранять, экономить.

20critical (ever more critical)

🇬🇧Critical = vital. ‘Wandering’ matches nomadic.

🇺🇿critical — hal qiluvchi, juda muhim.

🇷🇺critical — критически важный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21equipped with

🇬🇧equipped with. (equipped with: having the things that are needed for a purpose)

🇺🇿equipped with. equipped with — …bilan jihozlangan.

🇷🇺equipped with. equipped with — оснащённый.

22flora and fauna

🇬🇧Two nouns joined by and take a plural verb: are.

🇺🇿flora and fauna are.

🇷🇺flora and fauna are.

23harsh

🇬🇧Adjective before noun: harsh conditions. (harsh: very difficult or unpleasant to live in)

🇺🇿harsh conditions. harsh — og‘ir, qattiq.

🇷🇺harsh conditions. harsh — суровый.

24biodiversity

🇬🇧Biodiversity is uncountable. (biodiversity: the variety of plants and animals in a particular place)

🇺🇿the biodiversity of. biodiversity — biologik xilma-xillik.

🇷🇺the biodiversity of. biodiversity — биоразнообразие.

25inhibit

🇬🇧inhibit someone/something from + -ing. (inhibit: to slow down or prevent something from happening)

🇺🇿inhibits ... from growing. inhibit — to‘sqinlik qilmoq, sekinlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺inhibits ... from growing. inhibit — подавлять, сдерживать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 qurg‘oqchilik · 🇷🇺 засуха

🇬🇧Drought. (drought: a long period with little or no rain)

🇺🇿drought — qurg‘oqchilik.

🇷🇺drought — засуха.

27🇺🇿 tuzsizlantirish · 🇷🇺 опреснение

🇬🇧Desalination. (desalination: removing salt from sea water so people can drink it)

🇺🇿desalination — tuzsizlantirish (dengiz suvini).

🇷🇺desalination — опреснение.

28🇺🇿 ko‘chmanchi · 🇷🇺 кочевой

🇬🇧Nomadic. (nomadic: moving from place to place instead of living in one place)

🇺🇿nomadic — ko‘chmanchi.

🇷🇺nomadic — кочевой.

29🇺🇿 terlamoq · 🇷🇺 потеть

🇬🇧Perspire. (perspire: to produce sweat through the skin)

🇺🇿perspire — terlamoq.

🇷🇺perspire — потеть.

30🇺🇿 biologik xilma-xillik · 🇷🇺 биоразнообразие

🇬🇧Biodiversity. (biodiversity: the variety of plants and animals in a particular place)

🇺🇿biodiversity — biologik xilma-xillik.

🇷🇺biodiversity — биоразнообразие.