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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The History of Dolls

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
1Early dolls often depicted religious figures. Depict means…

🇬🇧Depict = show or represent in art. The dolls represented religious figures.

🇺🇿Depict — tasvirlamoq. Qo‘g‘irchoqlar diniy siymolarni tasvirlagan.

🇷🇺Depict — изображать. Куклы изображали религиозных персонажей.

2A hub for doll production is…

🇬🇧A hub = the centre of an activity. Europe became the centre of doll making.

🇺🇿Hub — faoliyat markazi. Yevropa qo‘g‘irchoq ishlab chiqarish markaziga aylangan.

🇷🇺Hub — центр деятельности. Европа стала центром производства кукол.

3If a material can withstand high temperatures, it…

🇬🇧Withstand = be strong enough not to be damaged. Only a few clays survive firing at 1300°C.

🇺🇿Withstand — bardosh bermoq. Faqat ba’zi loylar 1300°C da shikastlanmaydi.

🇷🇺Withstand — выдерживать. Лишь немногие глины выдерживают обжиг при 1300°C.

4Celluloid fell out of favour. This means it…

🇬🇧Fall out of favour = stop being popular. People stopped using celluloid because it burned easily and faded.

🇺🇿Fall out of favour — ommabopligini yo‘qotmoq.

🇷🇺Fall out of favour — утратить популярность. fall out of favour — выйти из моды, утратить популярность.

5A propensity to fade is…

🇬🇧Propensity = natural tendency. Celluloid tended to lose its colour in bright light.

🇺🇿Propensity — tabiiy moyillik: selluloid yorug‘da rangini yo‘qotishga moyil bo‘lgan.

🇷🇺Propensity — склонность: целлулоид склонен был выцветать на ярком свете.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadDolls (6) thousands of years; some Egyptian examples are from 2000 BC. Later, papier-mâché offered a cheaper (7) to wood, and factories began to (8) dolls in huge numbers. Celluloid, however, had a (9) to fade. Today, handmade dolls are (10) by collectors.
Word bankpredecessordate backpropensitywithstandhighly prizedchurn outalternative
6Gap (6): Dolls ______ thousands of years…

🇬🇧Date back + time = have existed since then. (‘Date back to 2000 BC’ / ‘date back thousands of years’.)

🇺🇿Date back + vaqt — o‘sha davrdan beri mavjud bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Date back + время — существовать с того времени.

7Gap (7): …a cheaper ______ to wood…

🇬🇧‘A cheaper ___ to’ needs a noun: an alternative to = a replacement.

🇺🇿‘A cheaper ___ to’ — ot kerak: an alternative to — muqobil.

🇷🇺‘A cheaper ___ to’ — нужно существительное: an alternative to — альтернатива.

8Gap (8): …factories began to ______ dolls in huge numbers.

🇬🇧‘In huge numbers’ + a verb after ‘to’: churn out = produce a lot, quickly.

🇺🇿Churn out — tez va ko‘p miqdorda ishlab chiqarmoq.

🇷🇺Churn out — быстро выпускать в больших количествах.

9Gap (9): …had a ______ to fade.

🇬🇧‘Had a ___ to + verb’ = a natural tendency: propensity to fade.

🇺🇿Propensity to + fe’l — moyillik. propensity (to) — moyillik.

🇷🇺Propensity to + глагол — склонность. propensity (to) — склонность.

10Gap (10): …handmade dolls are ______ by collectors.

🇬🇧Highly prized by = considered very valuable by. ‘Withstand’ is a verb and does not fit after ‘are … by’.

🇺🇿Highly prized by — … tomonidan juda qadrlanadi.

🇷🇺Highly prized by — высоко ценятся кем-то. highly prized — высоко ценимый.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Wooden dolls in Egyptian graves date back ___ 2000 BC.

🇬🇧Date back to + a time: date back to 2000 BC. (Or: date from 2000 BC.)

🇺🇿Date back to + vaqt. (Yoki date from.) date back to — … davriga borib taqalmoq.

🇷🇺Date back to + время. (Или date from.) date back to — восходить к, датироваться.

12Europe became a major hub ___ doll production.

🇬🇧The usual pattern is a hub for an activity: a hub for doll production, a hub for trade.

🇺🇿A hub for — biror faoliyat markazi.

🇷🇺A hub for — центр какой-либо деятельности.

13Production was concentrated ___ New England.

🇬🇧Be concentrated in + a place. (be concentrated in: to be found mainly in one place)

🇺🇿Be concentrated in + joy — … da jamlangan. be concentrated in — … da jamlangan bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Be concentrated in + место — сосредоточено в.

14French dolls were unrivalled ___ their artistry.

🇬🇧Unrivalled in + quality/area: unrivalled in artistry, unrivalled in speed.

🇺🇿Unrivalled in — biror jihatda tengsiz. unrivalled — tengi yo‘q.

🇷🇺Unrivalled in — непревзойдённый в чём-либо. unrivalled — непревзойдённый.

15Celluloid fell ___ of favour.

🇬🇧The idiom is fall out of favour. (fall out of favour: to stop being popular or liked (US: favor))

🇺🇿Idioma: fall out of favour. fall out of favour — ommabopligini yo‘qotmoq.

🇷🇺Идиома: fall out of favour. fall out of favour — выйти из моды, утратить популярность.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word banklong-lastingtendencyrealisticcomplexportraytreasured
16lifelike (as lifelike as possible)

🇬🇧Lifelike = realistic = looking like a real person.

🇺🇿Lifelike = realistic — haqiqiyga o‘xshash. lifelike — jonlidek, haqiqiyga o‘xshash.

🇷🇺Lifelike = realistic — реалистичный. lifelike — реалистичный, как живой.

17cherished (cherished possessions)

🇬🇧Cherished = treasured = loved and valued very much.

🇺🇿Cherished = treasured — juda qadrli. cherished — qadrli, aziz.

🇷🇺Cherished = treasured — бережно хранимый. cherished — заветный, бережно хранимый.

18durable (a durable doll)

🇬🇧Durable = long-lasting, not easily damaged. (durable: able to last a long time without breaking or getting damaged)

🇺🇿Durable = long-lasting — chidamli, uzoq xizmat qiladigan.

🇷🇺Durable = long-lasting — долговечный. durable — прочный, долговечный.

19depict (dolls depicting religious figures)

🇬🇧Depict = portray = show or represent. (portray: to show or describe someone or something in a particular way (in art, film or writing))

🇺🇿Depict = portray — tasvirlamoq. portray — tasvirlamoq, ifodalamoq.

🇷🇺Depict = portray — изображать. portray — изображать, представлять.

20sophisticated (not as sophisticated as other dolls)

🇬🇧Sophisticated = advanced and complex. ‘Tendency’ is the synonym of propensity, not of sophisticated.

🇺🇿Sophisticated = complex — murakkab, takomillashgan.

🇷🇺Sophisticated = complex — сложный. sophisticated — сложный, продуманный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21resemble

🇬🇧Resemble takes a direct object (no to / with) and is not used in the continuous form.

🇺🇿Resemble — predlogsiz to‘ldiruvchi oladi va davomli zamonda ishlatilmaydi.

🇷🇺Resemble — без предлога и не употребляется в длительном времени.

22emphasise

🇬🇧The verb emphasise has no preposition. With on use the noun: put emphasis on.

🇺🇿Emphasise fe’lidan keyin predlog kelmaydi; on bilan ot ishlatiladi: put emphasis on.

🇷🇺После глагола emphasise нет предлога; с on — существительное: put emphasis on.

23alternative

🇬🇧We say an alternative to something.

🇺🇿An alternative to — … ga muqobil.

🇷🇺An alternative to — альтернатива чему-либо.

24date back

🇬🇧Date back to is active, not passive: the castle dates back to 1200.

🇺🇿Date back to — faol nisbatda: the castle dates back to 1200.

🇷🇺Date back to — действительный залог: the castle dates back to 1200.

25refer to

🇬🇧Refer always needs to: the word refers to a child.

🇺🇿Refer doim to bilan: refers to. refer to — … ni anglatmoq, … ga nisbatan ishlatilmoq.

🇷🇺Refer всегда с to: refers to. refer to — обозначать, относиться к.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 o‘tmishdosh · 🇷🇺 предшественник

🇬🇧Predecessor = someone/something that came before. The bébé differed from its predecessors.

🇺🇿Predecessor — o‘tmishdosh, oldin kelgan narsa.

🇷🇺Predecessor — предшественник. predecessor — предшественник.

27🇺🇿 hunarmandlik mahorati · 🇷🇺 мастерство

🇬🇧Craftsmanship = the skill of making things by hand.

🇺🇿Craftsmanship — qo‘l mehnati mahorati. craftsmanship — hunarmandlik mahorati.

🇷🇺Craftsmanship — мастерство ручной работы. craftsmanship — мастерство, искусная работа.

28🇺🇿 tengi yo‘q · 🇷🇺 непревзойдённый

🇬🇧Unrivalled = better than all others. (unrivalled: better than any other of the same type (US spelling: unrivaled))

🇺🇿Unrivalled — barchasidan ustun, tengsiz. unrivalled — tengi yo‘q.

🇷🇺Unrivalled — лучше всех, непревзойдённый. unrivalled — непревзойдённый.

29🇺🇿 ommabopligini yo‘qotmoq · 🇷🇺 утратить популярность

🇬🇧Fall out of favour = stop being popular — the opposite of grow in popularity.

🇺🇿Fall out of favour — grow in popularity ning aksi.

🇷🇺Fall out of favour — противоположность grow in popularity.

30🇺🇿 o‘ziga xos · 🇷🇺 характерный, отличительный

🇬🇧Distinctive = easy to recognise because it is special.

🇺🇿Distinctive — o‘ziga xos, osongina taniladigan.

🇷🇺Distinctive — характерный, легко узнаваемый. distinctive — характерный, отличительный.