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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The History of Pencil

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
1Chemistry was in its infancy. It was…

🇬🇧In its infancy = early stage. (in its infancy: at a very early stage of development)

🇺🇿Boshlang‘ich bosqichda. in its infancy — boshlang‘ich bosqichda.

🇷🇺В зачатке. in its infancy — в зачаточном состоянии.

2People mistook graphite for lead. They…

🇬🇧Mistake for = confuse with. (mistake (for): to wrongly think one thing is another)

🇺🇿Adashdilar. mistake (for) — … deb adashmoq.

🇷🇺Приняли за. mistake (for) — принимать за.

3The news spread far and wide. It spread…

🇬🇧Far and wide = widely. (far and wide: over a large area)

🇺🇿Hamma yoqqa. far and wide — hamma yoqqa.

🇷🇺Повсюду. far and wide — повсюду.

4Appetite for graphite soars. It…

🇬🇧Soar = rise quickly. (soar: to rise very quickly to a high level)

🇺🇿Keskin oshadi. soar — keskin oshmoq.

🇷🇺Резко растёт. soar — резко расти.

5Your counterpart is someone who…

🇬🇧Counterpart = equivalent. (counterpart: a person or thing with the same role in a different place)

🇺🇿Hamkasbi. counterpart — hamkasbi (boshqa tomondagi).

🇷🇺Коллега. counterpart — коллега, аналог.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadPeople first (6) graphite for lead. Italians made the first (7) for a wooden pencil, and a (8) German method followed. Stealing graphite became an (9), (10) by hard labour.
Word bankcompactsuperiorblueprintsmistookpunishablesmudgyoffence
6Gap (6): People first ______ graphite for lead.

🇬🇧Mistake–mistook. (mistake (for): to wrongly think one thing is another)

🇺🇿Mistook. mistake (for) — … deb adashmoq.

🇷🇺Mistook. mistake (for) — принимать за.

7Gap (7): …the first ______ for a wooden pencil…

🇬🇧Plural: blueprints. (blueprint: a design plan for something)

🇺🇿Blueprints. blueprint — loyiha, chizma.

🇷🇺Blueprints. blueprint — чертёж, проект.

8Gap (8): …a ______ German method followed.

🇬🇧Adjective: superior. (superior: better than others)

🇺🇿Superior. superior — ustun, yaxshiroq.

🇷🇺Superior. superior — превосходящий.

9Gap (9): Stealing graphite became an ______…

🇬🇧Noun: an offence. (offence: an illegal act; a crime)

🇺🇿Offence. offence — huquqbuzarlik, jinoyat.

🇷🇺Offence. offence — правонарушение.

10Gap (10): …______ by hard labour.

🇬🇧Punishable by. (punishable (by): that can be punished by law)

🇺🇿Punishable. punishable (by) — jazolanadigan.

🇷🇺Punishable. punishable (by) — наказуемый.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11People mistook graphite ___ lead.

🇬🇧Mistake A for B. (mistake (for): to wrongly think one thing is another)

🇺🇿For. mistake (for) — … deb adashmoq.

🇷🇺For. mistake (for) — принимать за.

12Graphite core is referred to ___ lead.

🇬🇧Refer to as. (refer to (as): to call something by a particular name)

🇺🇿As. refer to (as) — … deb atamoq.

🇷🇺As. refer to (as) — называть.

13The crime was punishable ___ hard labour.

🇬🇧Punishable by. (punishable (by): that can be punished by law)

🇺🇿By. punishable (by) — jazolanadigan.

🇷🇺By. punishable (by) — наказуемый.

14Americans stuck ___ mechanical pencils.

🇬🇧Stick to. (stick to: to continue doing or using something)

🇺🇿Stick to. stick to — … da qolmoq, amal qilmoq.

🇷🇺Stick to. stick to — придерживаться.

15It was used ___ the reign of Elizabeth I.

🇬🇧During the reign of.

🇺🇿During.

🇷🇺During.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankendlessbetterafterwardsdramaticallymythoutlook
16thereafter (shortly thereafter)

🇬🇧Thereafter = afterwards. (thereafter: after that time (formal))

🇺🇿thereafter — shundan keyin.

🇷🇺thereafter — после этого.

17superior (a superior technique)

🇬🇧Superior = better. (superior: better than others)

🇺🇿superior — ustun, yaxshiroq.

🇷🇺superior — превосходящий.

18drastically (drastically more popular)

🇬🇧Drastically = dramatically. (drastically: in a sudden and extreme way)

🇺🇿drastically — keskin.

🇷🇺drastically — резко.

19fiction (in fact a fiction)

🇬🇧Fiction = myth. (fiction: something that is not true; invented stories)

🇺🇿fiction — to‘qima, uydirma.

🇷🇺fiction — вымысел.

20prospect (the prospect of pencils)

🇬🇧Prospect = outlook. ‘Endless’ matches limitless.

🇺🇿prospect — istiqbol.

🇷🇺prospect — перспектива.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21superior

🇬🇧superior to (not ‘than’). (superior: better than others)

🇺🇿superior to. superior — ustun, yaxshiroq.

🇷🇺superior to. superior — превосходящий.

22mistake for

🇬🇧mistake–mistook; mistake A for B. (mistake (for): to wrongly think one thing is another)

🇺🇿mistook for. mistake (for) — … deb adashmoq.

🇷🇺mistook for. mistake (for) — принимать за.

23take over

🇬🇧Passive: was taken over.

🇺🇿taken over.

🇷🇺taken over.

24stick to

🇬🇧stick to sth. (stick to: to continue doing or using something)

🇺🇿stick to. stick to — … da qolmoq, amal qilmoq.

🇷🇺stick to. stick to — придерживаться.

25soar

🇬🇧Intransitive: soared. (soar: to rise very quickly to a high level)

🇺🇿soared. soar — keskin oshmoq.

🇷🇺soared. soar — резко расти.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 barqarorlik · 🇷🇺 устойчивость

🇬🇧Stability. (stability: the quality of being steady and not moving or changing)

🇺🇿stability — barqarorlik.

🇷🇺stability — устойчивость.

27🇺🇿 hukmronlik davri · 🇷🇺 царствование

🇬🇧Reign. (reign: the period when a king or queen rules)

🇺🇿reign — hukmronlik davri.

🇷🇺reign — царствование.

28🇺🇿 qolip · 🇷🇺 форма (литейная)

🇬🇧Mould. (mould: a hollow container used to shape a liquid as it becomes hard)

🇺🇿mould — qolip.

🇷🇺mould — форма (литейная).

29🇺🇿 ketma-ket · 🇷🇺 последовательный

🇬🇧Successive. (successive: following one after another)

🇺🇿successive — ketma-ket.

🇷🇺successive — последовательный.

30🇺🇿 kiritmoq · 🇷🇺 вставлять

🇬🇧Insert. (insert: to put something inside something else)

🇺🇿insert — kiritmoq.

🇷🇺insert — вставлять.