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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The History of the Bar Code

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 professor turned down the request. This means he…

🇬🇧Turn down = refuse. (turn down: to refuse an offer or request)

🇺🇿Rad etmoq. turn down — rad etmoq.

🇷🇺Отклонил. turn down — отклонять.

2The idea was a non-starter. This means it…

🇬🇧Non-starter = no chance of success. (non-starter: an idea or plan that has no chance of success)

🇺🇿Muvaffaqiyatsiz g‘oya. non-starter — muvaffaqiyatga erishmaydigan g‘oya.

🇷🇺Гиблое дело. non-starter — гиблое дело.

3Proprietary code is…

🇬🇧Proprietary = privately owned. (proprietary: owned by one company and legally protected)

🇺🇿Xususiy. proprietary — xususiy mulkdagi, faqat bir firmaga tegishli.

🇷🇺Собственный. proprietary — собственный, запатентованный.

4They unanimously agreed. This means…

🇬🇧Unanimously = with everyone agreeing. (unanimously: with everyone agreeing)

🇺🇿Bir ovozdan. unanimously — bir ovozdan.

🇷🇺Единогласно. unanimously — единогласно.

5The benefits became apparent. This means they became…

🇬🇧Apparent = clear, obvious. (apparent: clear and easy to see)

🇺🇿Ravshan. apparent — ravshan, aniq.

🇷🇺Очевидными. apparent — очевидный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadSilver and Woodland (6) finding a solution and (7) their idea in 1952. However, equipment was (8), and scanning only improved when lasers became (9). In 1973 a committee agreed (10) on a single standard.
Word bankoverheardset aboutproprietaryunreliablepatentedunanimouslyaffordable
6Gap (6): Silver and Woodland ______ finding a solution…

🇬🇧Set about + -ing = start. (set about: to start doing something (set about + -ing))

🇺🇿Set about. set about — kirishmoq.

🇷🇺Set about. set about — приступить к.

7Gap (7): …and ______ their idea in 1952.

🇬🇧Past verb: patented. (patent: to get official rights to be the only one who can make or sell an invention)

🇺🇿Patented. patent — patent olmoq.

🇷🇺Patented. patent — патентовать.

8Gap (8): …equipment was ______…

🇬🇧Adjective: unreliable. (unreliable: not able to be trusted or depended on)

🇺🇿Unreliable. unreliable — ishonchsiz.

🇷🇺Unreliable. unreliable — ненадёжный.

9Gap (9): …lasers became ______.

🇬🇧Adjective: affordable. (affordable: cheap enough for people to buy)

🇺🇿Affordable. affordable — hamyonbop.

🇷🇺Affordable. affordable — доступный (по цене).

10Gap (10): …a committee agreed ______…

🇬🇧Adverb: unanimously. (unanimously: with everyone agreeing)

🇺🇿Unanimously. unanimously — bir ovozdan.

🇷🇺Unanimously. unanimously — единогласно.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The president was pleading ___ a professor.

🇬🇧Plead with sb. (plead (with): to ask for something in an urgent, emotional way)

🇺🇿Plead with. plead (with) — yolvormoq.

🇷🇺Plead with. plead (with) — умолять.

12Bar codes are attached ___ babies in hospitals.

🇬🇧Attach to. (attach (to): to fix or join something to something else)

🇺🇿Attach to. attach (to) — biriktirmoq.

🇷🇺Attach to. attach (to) — прикреплять.

13Cooperation was possible ___ the common good.

🇬🇧For the common good. (for the common good: for the benefit of everyone)

🇺🇿For the common good. for the common good — umumiy manfaat uchun.

🇷🇺For the common good. for the common good — для общего блага.

14It could be done ___ a massive scale.

🇬🇧On a massive scale. (on a massive scale: in very large numbers or amounts)

🇺🇿On a massive scale. on a massive scale — juda katta miqyosda.

🇷🇺On a massive scale. on a massive scale — в огромных масштабах.

15Various systems came ___ use.

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

🇺🇿Come into use. come into use — qo‘llanila boshlamoq.

🇷🇺Come into use. come into use — войти в употребление.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankshopclearpushpracticalrefusestock
16turn down (turned down the request)

🇬🇧Turn down = refuse. (turn down: to refuse an offer or request)

🇺🇿turn down — rad etmoq.

🇷🇺turn down — отклонять.

17workable (a workable idea)

🇬🇧Workable = practical. (practical reality: something that actually exists or happens, not just an idea)

🇺🇿practical reality — amaliy haqiqat.

🇷🇺practical reality — реальность.

18outlet (grocery outlets)

🇬🇧Outlet = shop. (outlet: a shop that sells a particular product (retail outlet); a way to express feelings)

🇺🇿outlet — savdo nuqtasi.

🇷🇺outlet — торговая точка.

19apparent (benefits became apparent)

🇬🇧Apparent = clear. (apparent: clear and easy to see)

🇺🇿apparent — ravshan, aniq.

🇷🇺apparent — очевидный.

20inventory (checking inventory)

🇬🇧Inventory = stock. ‘Push’ matches shove. (inventory: a list of goods in stock; the goods themselves)

🇺🇿inventory — inventar, tovar zaxirasi.

🇷🇺inventory — инвентарь, товарные запасы.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21set about

🇬🇧set about + -ing. (set about: to start doing something (set about + -ing))

🇺🇿set about + -ing. set about — kirishmoq.

🇷🇺set about + -ing. set about — приступить к.

22overhear

🇬🇧overhear – overheard – overheard. (overhear: to hear what others are saying without them knowing (past: overheard))

🇺🇿overheard. overhear — tasodifan eshitib qolmoq.

🇷🇺overheard. overhear — подслушать, случайно услышать.

23pay for itself

🇬🇧pay for itself (reflexive with for). (pay for itself: to save or earn as much money as it cost)

🇺🇿pay for itself. pay for itself — o‘z xarajatini qoplamoq.

🇷🇺pay for itself. pay for itself — окупиться.

24affordable

🇬🇧Adjective: affordable for / to. (affordable: cheap enough for people to buy)

🇺🇿affordable for. affordable — hamyonbop.

🇷🇺affordable for. affordable — доступный (по цене).

25turn down

🇬🇧Object noun can go in the middle; pronoun must go in the middle: turned it down.

🇺🇿turned it down.

🇷🇺turned it down.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 yo‘riqnomalar · 🇷🇺 руководящие принципы

🇬🇧Guidelines. (guidelines: official advice on how to do something)

🇺🇿guidelines — yo‘riqnomalar.

🇷🇺guidelines — руководящие принципы.

27🇺🇿 standartlashtirish · 🇷🇺 стандартизация

🇬🇧Standardisation. (standardisation: making things follow the same rules or type (verb: standardise))

🇺🇿standardisation — standartlashtirish.

🇷🇺standardisation — стандартизация.

28🇺🇿 ulgurji savdogar · 🇷🇺 оптовик

🇬🇧Wholesaler. (wholesaler: a business that sells goods in large amounts to shops)

🇺🇿wholesaler — ulgurji savdogar.

🇷🇺wholesaler — оптовик.

29🇺🇿 umumiy manfaat uchun · 🇷🇺 для общего блага

🇬🇧For the common good. (for the common good: for the benefit of everyone)

🇺🇿for the common good — umumiy manfaat uchun.

🇷🇺for the common good — для общего блага.

30🇺🇿 xiralashmoq · 🇷🇺 выцветать

🇬🇧Fade. (fade: to lose colour or strength gradually)

🇺🇿fade — xiralashmoq, o‘chmoq.

🇷🇺fade — выцветать, тускнеть.