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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Can a Global Database of Fossils Help Us Predict the Future of Biodiversity?

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
1The fossil record is patchy. It is…

🇬🇧Patchy = incomplete, uneven. (patchy: not complete; good in some parts but not in others)

🇺🇿To‘liq emas. patchy — to‘liq bo‘lmagan, notekis.

🇷🇺Неполный. patchy — неполный, неравномерный.

2Errors inflate the number of species. They make it…

🇬🇧Inflate = make a number look bigger. (inflate: to make a number or amount seem bigger than it really is)

🇺🇿Sun’iy oshirmoq. inflate — sun’iy oshirmoq, bo‘rttirmoq.

🇷🇺Завышать. inflate — завышать.

3Biodiversity reached a plateau. It…

🇬🇧Reach a plateau = stop rising. (reach a plateau: to stop increasing and stay at the same level)

🇺🇿O‘sishdan to‘xtamoq. reach a plateau — o‘sishdan to‘xtamoq, bir darajada qolmoq.

🇷🇺Выйти на плато. reach a plateau — выйти на плато.

4Sea-level changes can mimic extinctions. They can…

🇬🇧Mimic = look like / imitate. (mimic: to look or behave like something else)

🇺🇿Taqlid qilmoq. mimic — taqlid qilmoq, o‘xshatmoq.

🇷🇺Имитировать. mimic — имитировать.

5Some species may be crucial. They are…

🇬🇧Crucial = extremely important. (crucial: extremely important)

🇺🇿Juda muhim. crucial — juda muhim, hal qiluvchi.

🇷🇺Крайне важный. crucial — решающий, крайне важный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadEach extinction was followed by a (6) of life. Some say the database is (7), because the record is full of holes. Naming errors can (8) diversity curves. Adrain says statistics are no substitute for (9). Losing species may (10) whole ecosystems.
Word banknichehard evidencebenchmarkdistortseriously flawedresurgenceendanger
6Gap (6): Each extinction was followed by a ______ of life.

🇬🇧Resurgence = return and growth. (resurgence: the return and growth of something after a period of decline)

🇺🇿Resurgence. resurgence — qayta jonlanish, qayta tiklanish.

🇷🇺Resurgence. resurgence — возрождение, подъём.

7Gap (7): Some say the database is ______.

🇬🇧Seriously flawed = with important weaknesses.

🇺🇿Seriously flawed. seriously flawed — jiddiy kamchilikli.

🇷🇺Seriously flawed. seriously flawed — имеющий серьёзные недостатки.

8Gap (8): Naming errors can ______ diversity curves.

🇬🇧Distort = make inaccurate. (distort: to change something so that it is no longer true or accurate)

🇺🇿Distort. distort — buzib ko‘rsatmoq.

🇷🇺Distort. distort — искажать.

9Gap (9): …statistics are no substitute for ______.

🇬🇧Hard evidence = clear proof. (hard evidence: facts or objects that clearly prove something)

🇺🇿Hard evidence. hard evidence — aniq dalil.

🇷🇺Hard evidence. hard evidence — веские доказательства.

10Gap (10): Losing species may ______ whole ecosystems.

🇬🇧Endanger = put at risk. (endanger: to put someone or something in danger)

🇺🇿Endanger. endanger — xavf ostiga qo‘ymoq.

🇷🇺Endanger. endanger — подвергать опасности.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The fossil record is riddled ___ holes.

🇬🇧Riddled with. (riddled with: full of something bad, such as mistakes or holes)

🇺🇿With. riddled with — …ga to‘la (yomon narsa).

🇷🇺With. riddled with — изобилующий (ошибками, дырами).

12Alroy made allowances ___ the missing fossils.

🇬🇧Make allowances for. (make allowances for: to consider something when judging or calculating)

🇺🇿For. make allowances for — …ni hisobga olmoq.

🇷🇺For. make allowances for — делать поправку на.

13Techniques are no substitute ___ hard evidence.

🇬🇧No substitute for. (no substitute for: not as good as the real thing)

🇺🇿For. no substitute for — …ning o‘rnini bosa olmaydi.

🇷🇺For. no substitute for — ничто не заменит.

14This approach fails to account ___ how species relate.

🇬🇧Account for. (account for: to include or consider something in a calculation or explanation)

🇺🇿For. account for — …ni hisobga olmoq, tushuntirmoq.

🇷🇺For. account for — учитывать, объяснять.

15Scientists put the crisis ___ historical perspective.

🇬🇧In historical perspective. (in historical perspective: compared with what happened in the past)

🇺🇿In. in historical perspective — tarixiy nuqtai nazardan.

🇷🇺In. in historical perspective — в исторической перспективе.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankstandardseriousnesslistcompleteimitaterevival
16resurgence (life's resurgence)

🇬🇧Resurgence = revival. (resurgence: the return and growth of something after a period of decline)

🇺🇿resurgence — qayta jonlanish, qayta tiklanish.

🇷🇺resurgence — возрождение, подъём.

17inventory (an incomplete inventory of life)

🇬🇧Inventory = list. (inventory: a complete list of things)

🇺🇿inventory — ro‘yxat, inventar.

🇷🇺inventory — перечень, опись.

18benchmark (provides a benchmark)

🇬🇧Benchmark = standard. (benchmark: a standard used to judge or compare other things)

🇺🇿benchmark — mezon, o‘lchov nuqtasi.

🇷🇺benchmark — ориентир, эталон.

19gravity (the relative gravity of the extinction)

🇬🇧Gravity = seriousness. (gravity: how serious or important a situation is)

🇺🇿gravity — jiddiylik.

🇷🇺gravity — серьёзность, тяжесть.

20mimic (mimic major changes)

🇬🇧Mimic = imitate. ‘Complete’ is the opposite of patchy.

🇺🇿mimic — taqlid qilmoq, o‘xshatmoq.

🇷🇺mimic — имитировать.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21throw up

🇬🇧Present perfect: has thrown up.

🇺🇿has thrown up.

🇷🇺has thrown up.

22free up

🇬🇧Plural subject + free up. (extinction: the situation in which a species stops existing)

🇺🇿free up. extinction — qirilib ketish, yo‘qolib ketish.

🇷🇺free up. extinction — вымирание.

23misinterpret

🇬🇧easy to + base verb.

🇺🇿to misinterpret.

🇷🇺to misinterpret.

24endanger

🇬🇧Modal may + base verb.

🇺🇿may endanger.

🇷🇺may endanger.

25rival

🇬🇧rival + object, no preposition. (rival: to be as good, big or important as something else)

🇺🇿rival + ot. rival — …bilan bellasha olmoq, teng kelmoq.

🇷🇺rival без предлога. rival — соперничать, не уступать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 biologik xilma-xillik · 🇷🇺 биоразнообразие

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

🇺🇿biodiversity — biologik xilma-xillik.

🇷🇺biodiversity — биоразнообразие.

27🇺🇿 tarafkashlik · 🇷🇺 предвзятость

🇬🇧Bias. (bias: an unfair tendency to favour one thing or group over others)

🇺🇿bias — tarafkashlik, bir yoqlamalik.

🇷🇺bias — предвзятость, перекос.

28🇺🇿 buzib ko‘rsatmoq · 🇷🇺 искажать

🇬🇧Distort. (distort: to change something so that it is no longer true or accurate)

🇺🇿distort — buzib ko‘rsatmoq.

🇷🇺distort — искажать.

29🇺🇿 noto‘g‘ri aniqlash · 🇷🇺 ошибочное определение

🇬🇧Misidentification. (misidentification: the mistake of thinking something is a different thing)

🇺🇿misidentification — noto‘g‘ri aniqlash.

🇷🇺misidentification — ошибочное определение.

30🇺🇿 umumiy qabul qilingan fikr · 🇷🇺 общепринятое мнение

🇬🇧Received wisdom. (received wisdom: an idea that most people accept as true)

🇺🇿received wisdom — umumiy qabul qilingan fikr.

🇷🇺received wisdom — общепринятое мнение.