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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

A Look at the History of Poetry

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
1Poetry may predate literacy. It…

🇬🇧Predate = exist earlier than. (predate: to exist or happen earlier than something else)

🇺🇿…dan oldin mavjud bo‘lmoq. predate — …dan oldin mavjud bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Предшествовать. predate — предшествовать, быть старше.

2It is hard to pinpoint the earliest poem. It is hard to…

🇬🇧Pinpoint = identify exactly. (pinpoint: to find or describe something exactly)

🇺🇿Aniq belgilamoq. pinpoint — aniq belgilamoq, aniqlamoq.

🇷🇺Точно определить. pinpoint — точно определить.

3The Odyssey depicts a long journey. It…

🇬🇧Depict = show or describe. (depict: to show or describe something in a picture, story or poem)

🇺🇿Tasvirlamoq. depict — tasvirlamoq.

🇷🇺Изображать. depict — изображать, описывать.

4Dickinson's poems were unconventional. They were…

🇬🇧Unconventional = not traditional. (unconventional: different from what is usual or traditional)

🇺🇿Noan’anaviy. unconventional — noan’anaviy, odatdan tashqari.

🇷🇺Нетрадиционный. unconventional — нетрадиционный, необычный.

5Eliot used obscure references. They were…

🇬🇧Obscure = little-known or hard to understand.

🇺🇿Kam ma’lum. obscure — noaniq, kam ma’lum.

🇷🇺Малоизвестный. obscure — малоизвестный, неясный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadThe first poems were passed on through (6), not books. Long (7) poems told the stories of heroes. Later, Dryden used poetry for (8) to criticise important people. In the 19th century, we saw the (9) of many new poets. Tagore wrote only in his (10), Bengali.
Word bankexcavationrhyme schemeepicemergencesatireoral transmissionmother tongue
6Gap (6): The first poems were passed on through ______.

🇬🇧Oral transmission = passing on by speaking. (oral transmission: passing information or stories to others by speaking, not writing)

🇺🇿Oral transmission. oral transmission — og‘zaki uzatish.

🇷🇺Oral transmission. oral transmission — устная передача.

7Gap (7): Long ______ poems told the stories of heroes.

🇬🇧Epic = long heroic poem. (epic: a long poem about the adventures of heroes)

🇺🇿Epic. epic — doston, epos.

🇷🇺Epic. epic — эпос, эпическая поэма.

8Gap (8): Dryden used poetry for ______.

🇬🇧Satire = criticism through humour. (satire: using humour to criticise people or ideas)

🇺🇿Satire. satire — satira, hajv.

🇷🇺Satire. satire — сатира.

9Gap (9): …we saw the ______ of many new poets.

🇬🇧Emergence = appearance. (emergence: the process of appearing or becoming known)

🇺🇿Emergence. emergence — paydo bo‘lish, yuzaga chiqish.

🇷🇺Emergence. emergence — появление, возникновение.

10Gap (10): Tagore wrote only in his ______.

🇬🇧Mother tongue = first language. (mother tongue: the first language you learn as a child)

🇺🇿Mother tongue. mother tongue — ona tili.

🇷🇺Mother tongue. mother tongue — родной язык.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Both works have been attributed ___ Homer.

🇬🇧Attribute to. (attribute to: to say that someone wrote or created something)

🇺🇿To. attribute to — …ga nisbat bermoq.

🇷🇺To. attribute to — приписывать (кому-либо).

12Petrarca specialised ___ the sonnet.

🇬🇧Specialise in. (specialise in: to concentrate on one particular subject or activity)

🇺🇿In. specialise in — …ga ixtisoslashmoq.

🇷🇺In. specialise in — специализироваться на.

13Dryden's poems made fun ___ important figures.

🇬🇧Make fun of. (make fun of: to laugh at someone or something in an unkind way)

🇺🇿Of. make fun of — ustidan kulmoq, masxara qilmoq.

🇷🇺Of. make fun of — высмеивать, смеяться над.

14Sonnets came ___ being in the 13th century.

🇬🇧Come into being. (come into being: to start to exist)

🇺🇿Into. come into being — paydo bo‘lmoq, vujudga kelmoq.

🇷🇺Into. come into being — возникнуть, появиться.

15McKay emigrated ___ the US in 1912.

🇬🇧Emigrate to a country. (emigrate: to leave your country to live in another one)

🇺🇿To. emigrate — boshqa mamlakatga ko‘chib ketmoq.

🇷🇺To. emigrate — эмигрировать.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankcarvedmodernmentioncontinuerespectedpiece
16esteemed (this esteemed award)

🇬🇧Esteemed = respected. (esteemed: greatly respected and admired)

🇺🇿esteemed — hurmatli, e’zozli.

🇷🇺esteemed — уважаемый, почётный.

17cite (often cited as one of the earliest)

🇬🇧Cite = mention. (cite: to mention something as an example or as proof)

🇺🇿cite — misol sifatida keltirmoq, iqtibos keltirmoq.

🇷🇺cite — ссылаться на, приводить в пример.

18carry on (carried on Dryden's tradition)

🇬🇧Carry on = continue. (carry on: to continue doing something)

🇺🇿carry on — davom ettirmoq.

🇷🇺carry on — продолжать.

19fragment (poetic fragments)

🇬🇧Fragment = piece. (fragment: a small piece or part of something larger)

🇺🇿fragment — parcha, bo‘lak.

🇷🇺fragment — фрагмент, отрывок.

20engraved (engraved on ancient stones)

🇬🇧Engraved = carved. ‘Modern’ is the opposite of ancient.

🇺🇿engraved — o‘yib yozilgan, o‘yma.

🇷🇺engraved — выгравированный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21recount

🇬🇧recount + object, no preposition. (recount: to tell someone about something that happened)

🇺🇿recount + ot. recount — hikoya qilib bermoq.

🇷🇺recount без предлога. recount — рассказывать, повествовать.

22make a name

🇬🇧Fixed phrase: make a name for yourself. (make a name: to become famous or respected)

🇺🇿made a name for himself. make a name — nom chiqarmoq, mashhur bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺made a name for himself. make a name — прославиться, сделать себе имя.

23decline in popularity

🇬🇧decline in popularity — active, with in. (decline in popularity: to become less liked or less common)

🇺🇿declined in popularity. decline in popularity — ommaviyligini yo‘qotmoq.

🇷🇺declined in popularity. decline in popularity — терять популярность.

24emigrate

🇬🇧emigrate to a country. (emigrate: to leave your country to live in another one)

🇺🇿emigrated to. emigrate — boshqa mamlakatga ko‘chib ketmoq.

🇷🇺emigrated to. emigrate — эмигрировать.

25revolutionise

🇬🇧revolutionise + object. (revolutionise: to change something completely and in a positive way)

🇺🇿revolutionised. revolutionise — tubdan o‘zgartirmoq.

🇷🇺revolutionised. revolutionise — революционизировать, коренным образом изменить.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 savodxonlik · 🇷🇺 грамотность

🇬🇧Literacy. (literacy: the ability to read and write)

🇺🇿literacy — savodxonlik.

🇷🇺literacy — грамотность.

27🇺🇿 qazishma ishlari · 🇷🇺 раскопки

🇬🇧Excavation. (excavation: the act of digging in the ground to find ancient objects)

🇺🇿excavation — qazishma ishlari.

🇷🇺excavation — раскопки.

28🇺🇿 qofiya tizimi · 🇷🇺 схема рифмовки

🇬🇧Rhyme scheme. (rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem)

🇺🇿rhyme scheme — qofiya tizimi.

🇷🇺rhyme scheme — схема рифмовки.

29🇺🇿 boshqa mamlakatga ko‘chib ketmoq · 🇷🇺 эмигрировать

🇬🇧Emigrate. (emigrate: to leave your country to live in another one)

🇺🇿emigrate — boshqa mamlakatga ko‘chib ketmoq.

🇷🇺emigrate — эмигрировать.

30🇺🇿 hikoya, rivoyat · 🇷🇺 повествование

🇬🇧Narrative. (narrative: a story or a description of events)

🇺🇿narrative — hikoya, rivoyat.

🇷🇺narrative — повествование, рассказ.