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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The History of the Picnic

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
1Picnics were a favourite pastime. A pastime is…

🇬🇧Pastime = hobby, free-time activity. (pastime: something you do for fun in your free time)

🇺🇿Ermak, bo‘sh vaqt mashg‘uloti. pastime — bo‘sh vaqtdagi mashg‘ulot, ermak.

🇷🇺Хобби. pastime — времяпрепровождение, хобби.

2Aristocrats were fleeing abroad. They were…

🇬🇧Flee = escape danger. (flee: to leave a place quickly because of danger)

🇺🇿Qochmoq. flee — qochmoq.

🇷🇺Бежать. flee — бежать, спасаться бегством.

3Members tried to outdo each other. They wanted to…

🇬🇧Outdo = do better than someone. (outdo: to do better than someone else)

🇺🇿O‘zib ketmoq. outdo — o‘zib ketmoq, ortda qoldirmoq.

🇷🇺Превзойти. outdo — превзойти.

4Music ceased to be provided. Music…

🇬🇧Cease = stop. (cease: to stop happening or stop doing something)

🇺🇿To‘xtadi. cease — to‘xtamoq, barham topmoq.

🇷🇺Прекратилась. cease — прекращать(ся).

5Perishable food…

🇬🇧Perishable = likely to go bad quickly. (perishable: (of food) likely to go bad quickly)

🇺🇿Tez buziladigan. perishable — tez buziladigan.

🇷🇺Скоропортящийся. perishable — скоропортящийся.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadPicnics began as a (6) of the upper classes in France. Guests had to (7) a dish or money. In London, members of the Pic Nic Society brought (8) dishes and tried to outshine each other. Later, outdoor picnics began to (9), and the countryside became (10) to more people.
Word bankcontributegnarledaccessiblegain groundcostlyperishablepastime
6Gap (6): Picnics began as a ______ of the upper classes.

🇬🇧Pastime = free-time activity. (pastime: something you do for fun in your free time)

🇺🇿Pastime. pastime — bo‘sh vaqtdagi mashg‘ulot, ermak.

🇷🇺Pastime. pastime — времяпрепровождение, хобби.

7Gap (7): Guests had to ______ a dish or money.

🇬🇧Contribute = give together with others. (contribute: to give money, food or help together with other people)

🇺🇿Contribute. contribute — hissa qo‘shmoq.

🇷🇺Contribute. contribute — вносить вклад.

8Gap (8): …members brought ______ dishes…

🇬🇧Costly = expensive. (costly: expensive)

🇺🇿Costly. costly — qimmat.

🇷🇺Costly. costly — дорогой, дорогостоящий.

9Gap (9): …outdoor picnics began to ______…

🇬🇧Gain ground = become popular. (gain ground: to become more popular or accepted)

🇺🇿Gain ground. gain ground — ommalashmoq, mavqe qozonmoq.

🇷🇺Gain ground. gain ground — набирать популярность.

10Gap (10): …the countryside became ______ to more people.

🇬🇧Accessible to = easy to reach for. (accessible: easy to reach, get or use)

🇺🇿Accessible. accessible — oson yetib boriladigan, ochiq.

🇷🇺Accessible. accessible — доступный.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Picnics were associated ___ intellectual refinement.

🇬🇧Associated with. (wit: the ability to say clever and funny things)

🇺🇿With. wit — zukkolik, hazilkashlik.

🇷🇺With. wit — остроумие.

12Many aristocrats fled ___ England.

🇬🇧Flee to a place. (flee: to leave a place quickly because of danger)

🇺🇿To. flee — qochmoq.

🇷🇺To. flee — бежать, спасаться бегством.

13The paintings were tinged ___ innocence.

🇬🇧Tinged with. (wit: the ability to say clever and funny things)

🇺🇿With. wit — zukkolik, hazilkashlik.

🇷🇺With. wit — остроумие.

14The outdoor picnic prevailed ___ the indoor kind.

🇬🇧Prevail over. (prevail: to become the most common or win after a struggle)

🇺🇿Over. prevail — g‘olib chiqmoq, ustun kelmoq.

🇷🇺Over. prevail — преобладать, одержать верх.

15The countryside became accessible ___ more people.

🇬🇧Accessible to people. (accessible: easy to reach, get or use)

🇺🇿To. accessible — oson yetib boriladigan, ochiq.

🇷🇺To. accessible — доступный.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankhealthyescapemainflexibleat firstdeep
16initially (initially purely indoor affairs)

🇬🇧Initially = at first. (initially: at the beginning)

🇺🇿initially — dastlab, boshida.

🇷🇺initially — изначально, сначала.

17principal (the principal entertainment)

🇬🇧Principal = main. (principal: most important; main)

🇺🇿principal — asosiy, bosh.

🇷🇺principal — главный, основной.

18profound (a more profound development)

🇬🇧Profound = deep, significant. (profound: very great or serious; having a strong effect)

🇺🇿profound — chuqur, katta (ta’sir).

🇷🇺profound — глубокий, значительный.

19wholesome (innocent and wholesome)

🇬🇧Wholesome ≈ healthy, morally good. (wholesome: good for your health or morally good)

🇺🇿wholesome — foydali, sog‘lom; odobli.

🇷🇺wholesome — полезный, здоровый.

20adaptable (nothing if not adaptable)

🇬🇧Adaptable = flexible. ‘Escape’ matches flee. (adaptable: able to change to suit new situations)

🇺🇿adaptable — moslashuvchan.

🇷🇺adaptable — легко приспосабливающийся.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21flee

🇬🇧flee – fled – fled. (flee: to leave a place quickly because of danger)

🇺🇿fled. flee — qochmoq.

🇷🇺fled. flee — бежать, спасаться бегством.

22outdo

🇬🇧outdo – outdid – outdone, direct object. (outdo: to do better than someone else)

🇺🇿outdid. outdo — o‘zib ketmoq, ortda qoldirmoq.

🇷🇺outdid. outdo — превзойти.

23undergo

🇬🇧undergo – underwent – undergone. (undergo: to experience a process of change or something unpleasant)

🇺🇿has undergone. undergo — boshdan kechirmoq, …dan o‘tmoq.

🇷🇺has undergone. undergo — подвергаться, претерпевать.

24cease

🇬🇧cease to do / cease doing. (cease: to stop happening or stop doing something)

🇺🇿ceased to play. cease — to‘xtamoq, barham topmoq.

🇷🇺ceased to play. cease — прекращать(ся).

25contribute

🇬🇧contribute something (to something). (contribute: to give money, food or help together with other people)

🇺🇿contributed a dish. contribute — hissa qo‘shmoq.

🇷🇺contributed a dish. contribute — вносить вклад.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 meros · 🇷🇺 наследие

🇬🇧Legacy. (legacy: something that continues to exist after a person or event in the past)

🇺🇿legacy — meros.

🇷🇺legacy — наследие.

27🇺🇿 tez buziladigan · 🇷🇺 скоропортящийся

🇬🇧Perishable. (perishable: (of food) likely to go bad quickly)

🇺🇿perishable — tez buziladigan.

🇷🇺perishable — скоропортящийся.

28🇺🇿 ommalashmoq · 🇷🇺 набирать популярность

🇬🇧Gain ground. (gain ground: to become more popular or accepted)

🇺🇿gain ground — ommalashmoq, mavqe qozonmoq.

🇷🇺gain ground — набирать популярность.

29🇺🇿 zukkolik · 🇷🇺 остроумие

🇬🇧Wit. (wit: the ability to say clever and funny things)

🇺🇿wit — zukkolik, hazilkashlik.

🇷🇺wit — остроумие.

30🇺🇿 qing‘ir-qiyshiq · 🇷🇺 узловатый

🇬🇧Gnarled. (gnarled: rough, twisted and bent, especially because of age)

🇺🇿gnarled — qing‘ir-qiyshiq, bo‘g‘imli.

🇷🇺gnarled — узловатый, искривлённый.