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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Dirty River But Clean Water

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 snuff out a fire is to…

🇬🇧Snuff out = extinguish. (snuff out: to put out a flame; to stop something completely)

🇺🇿O‘chirmoq. snuff out — o‘chirmoq.

🇷🇺Тушить. snuff out — гасить, тушить.

2A tributary is…

🇬🇧Tributary = branch river. (tributary: a river that flows into a larger river)

🇺🇿Irmoq. tributary — irmoq.

🇷🇺Приток. tributary — приток.

3The chub became vulnerable. They became…

🇬🇧Vulnerable = at risk. (vulnerable: easily harmed or attacked)

🇺🇿Himoyasiz. vulnerable — himoyasiz.

🇷🇺Уязвимыми. vulnerable — уязвимый.

4Easier said than done means…

🇬🇧Hard in practice.

🇺🇿Aytish oson.

🇷🇺Легче сказать.

5An empty gesture is…

🇬🇧Empty gesture = meaningless act.

🇺🇿Quruq ishora.

🇷🇺Пустой жест.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadFires are usually (6) quickly. Floods once (7) the river with sediment. Without cloudy water, the chub became (8). Flooding again is (9), and it may be an (10).
Word banksavageinfusedvulnerableeasier said than doneempty gesturetorrentsnuffed out
6Gap (6): Fires are usually ______ quickly.

🇬🇧Passive: are snuffed out.

🇺🇿Snuffed out.

🇷🇺Snuffed out.

7Gap (7): Floods once ______ the river with sediment.

🇬🇧Infuse with. (infuse (with): to fill something with a quality or substance)

🇺🇿Infused. infuse (with) — … bilan to‘ldirmoq.

🇷🇺Infused. infuse (with) — наполнять.

8Gap (8): …the chub became ______.

🇬🇧Adjective: vulnerable. (vulnerable: easily harmed or attacked)

🇺🇿Vulnerable. vulnerable — himoyasiz.

🇷🇺Vulnerable. vulnerable — уязвимый.

9Gap (9): Flooding again is ______…

🇬🇧Idiom. (easier said than done: easy to talk about but hard to do)

🇺🇿Idioma. easier said than done — aytish oson, qilish qiyin.

🇷🇺Идиома. easier said than done — легче сказать, чем сделать.

10Gap (10): …it may be an ______.

🇬🇧An empty gesture. (an empty gesture: an action with no real effect)

🇺🇿Empty gesture. an empty gesture — quruq ishora.

🇷🇺Empty gesture. an empty gesture — пустой жест.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11A revelation is dawning ___ hydrologists.

🇬🇧Dawn on. (dawn on: to begin to be understood by someone)

🇺🇿Dawn on. dawn on — … ning xayoliga kelmoq.

🇷🇺Dawn on. dawn on — доходить до кого-то.

12It was running ___ full throttle.

🇬🇧At full throttle. (at full throttle: at maximum speed or power)

🇺🇿At. at full throttle — to‘liq quvvatda.

🇷🇺At. at full throttle — на полную мощность.

13Floods infused the river ___ sediment.

🇬🇧Infuse with. (infuse (with): to fill something with a quality or substance)

🇺🇿With. infuse (with) — … bilan to‘ldirmoq.

🇷🇺With. infuse (with) — наполнять.

14The chub depended ___ the water to hide.

🇬🇧Depend on.

🇺🇿Depend on.

🇷🇺Depend on.

15They would have been hard put ___ survive.

🇬🇧Hard put to + verb.

🇺🇿To.

🇷🇺To.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankbelievereleasefiercedisappearcontrolsprout
16regulate (regulated by weirs and dams)

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

🇺🇿regulate — tartibga solmoq.

🇷🇺regulate — регулировать.

17germinate (get seeds to germinate)

🇬🇧Germinate = sprout. (germinate: (of a seed) to start growing)

🇺🇿germinate — unib chiqmoq.

🇷🇺germinate — прорастать.

18vanish (vanished altogether)

🇬🇧Vanish = disappear. (vanish: to disappear suddenly or completely)

🇺🇿vanish — g‘oyib bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺vanish — исчезать.

19reckon (Gloss reckons)

🇬🇧Reckon = believe. (reckon: to think or believe (informal))

🇺🇿reckon — hisoblamoq, o‘ylamoq.

🇷🇺reckon — считать.

20unleash (unleash a flood)

🇬🇧Unleash = release. ‘Fierce’ matches savage. (unleash: to suddenly release a powerful force)

🇺🇿unleash — qo‘yib yubormoq.

🇷🇺unleash — высвобождать.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21let alone

🇬🇧let alone + same form. (let alone: used to say the second thing is even less likely)

🇺🇿let alone. let alone — u yoqda tursin.

🇷🇺let alone. let alone — не говоря уже о.

22dawn on

🇬🇧It dawned on sb that…

🇺🇿dawn on.

🇷🇺dawn on.

23be hard put to

🇬🇧be hard put to + verb. (be hard put to: to find it very difficult to do something)

🇺🇿hard put to. be hard put to — … ga qiynalmoq.

🇷🇺hard put to. be hard put to — с трудом суметь.

24co-exist

🇬🇧Intransitive: co-exist. (co-exist: to live or exist together at the same time)

🇺🇿co-exist. co-exist — birga yashamoq.

🇷🇺co-exist. co-exist — сосуществовать.

25at first sight

🇬🇧at first sight. (at first sight: when first seen, before looking more closely)

🇺🇿at first sight. at first sight — bir qarashda.

🇷🇺at first sight. at first sight — на первый взгляд.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 irmoq · 🇷🇺 приток

🇬🇧Tributary. (tributary: a river that flows into a larger river)

🇺🇿tributary — irmoq.

🇷🇺tributary — приток.

27🇺🇿 ko‘rinish masofasi · 🇷🇺 видимость

🇬🇧Visibility. (visibility: how far or well you can see)

🇺🇿visibility — ko‘rinish masofasi.

🇷🇺visibility — видимость.

28🇺🇿 birga yashamoq · 🇷🇺 сосуществовать

🇬🇧Co-exist. (co-exist: to live or exist together at the same time)

🇺🇿co-exist — birga yashamoq.

🇷🇺co-exist — сосуществовать.

29🇺🇿 u yoqda tursin · 🇷🇺 не говоря уже о

🇬🇧Let alone. (let alone: used to say the second thing is even less likely)

🇺🇿let alone — u yoqda tursin.

🇷🇺let alone — не говоря уже о.

30🇺🇿 kutilmagan kashfiyot · 🇷🇺 откровение

🇬🇧Revelation. (revelation: a surprising new fact that becomes known)

🇺🇿revelation — kutilmagan kashfiyot.

🇷🇺revelation — откровение, открытие.