Millat
30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Horseshoe Crab

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.

0 / 30correct · 0 of 6 tests checked
Test A · Questions 1–5

Meaning Match

Choose the correct meaning
1The shell has jagged spines. Jagged means…

🇬🇧Jagged = rough and sharp. (jagged: with rough, sharp, uneven edges)

🇺🇿Notekis. jagged — notekis, o‘tkir qirrali.

🇷🇺Зазубренный. jagged — зазубренный.

2Crabs can regrow lost limbs. This means they can…

🇬🇧Regrow = grow again. (regrow: to grow again)

🇺🇿Qayta o‘stirmoq. regrow — qayta o‘stirmoq.

🇷🇺Отращивать. regrow — отращивать заново.

3The tail looks intimidating. This means it looks…

🇬🇧Intimidating = frightening. (intimidating: making you feel nervous or frightened)

🇺🇿Qo‘rqituvchi. intimidating — qo‘rqituvchi.

🇷🇺Устрашающий. intimidating — устрашающий.

4Crabs shed their shells. This means they…

🇬🇧Shed = lose naturally. (shed: to lose skin, leaves or hair naturally (past: shed))

🇺🇿Tashlamoq. shed — to‘kmoq, po‘st tashlamoq.

🇷🇺Сбрасывать. shed — сбрасывать, линять.

5Losing crabs would decrease biodiversity. This means…

🇬🇧Biodiversity = variety of life. (biodiversity: the variety of plants and animals in an area)

🇺🇿Biologik xilma-xillik. biodiversity — biologik xilma-xillik.

🇷🇺Биоразнообразие. biodiversity — биоразнообразие.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadThe (6) shows horseshoe crabs are very old. They can (7) lost limbs, and their blood reacts when it (8) bacteria, which helps test (9). Sadly, using them as (10) is reducing their numbers.
Word bankscentvaccinesregrowlagoonbaitis exposed tofossil record
6Gap (6): The ______ shows…

🇬🇧The fossil record. (fossil record: the history of life shown by fossils found in rocks)

🇺🇿Fossil record. fossil record — qazilma dalillar.

🇷🇺Fossil record. fossil record — палеонтологическая летопись.

7Gap (7): They can ______ lost limbs…

🇬🇧Verb: regrow. (regrow: to grow again)

🇺🇿Regrow. regrow — qayta o‘stirmoq.

🇷🇺Regrow. regrow — отращивать заново.

8Gap (8): …reacts when it ______ bacteria…

🇬🇧Be exposed to. (be exposed to: to experience or come into contact with something)

🇺🇿Is exposed to. be exposed to — … ta’siriga uchramoq.

🇷🇺Is exposed to. be exposed to — подвергаться воздействию.

9Gap (9): …helps test ______.

🇬🇧Plural noun: vaccines. (vaccine: a substance given to protect people from a disease)

🇺🇿Vaccines. vaccine — vaksina.

🇷🇺Vaccines. vaccine — вакцина.

10Gap (10): …using them as ______…

🇬🇧Noun: bait. (bait: food used to attract fish or animals to catch them)

🇺🇿Bait. bait — xo‘rak, yem.

🇷🇺Bait. bait — наживка.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Crabs bury themselves ___ the sand.

🇬🇧Bury in . (bury: to put something under the ground)

🇺🇿In. bury — ko‘mmoq.

🇷🇺In. bury — закапывать.

12Crabs are more closely related ___ spiders than to crabs.

🇬🇧Related to.

🇺🇿Related to.

🇷🇺Related to.

13They crawl onto beaches ___ high tide.

🇬🇧At high tide.

🇺🇿At high tide.

🇷🇺At high tide.

14The protein is ___ investigation.

🇬🇧Under investigation. (under investigation: being examined or studied)

🇺🇿Under investigation. under investigation — tekshiruv ostida.

🇷🇺Under investigation. under investigation — изучается, расследуется.

15Blood forms a gel when exposed ___ bacteria.

🇬🇧Exposed to.

🇺🇿Exposed to.

🇷🇺Exposed to.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankfrighteningyoungwait forsmellstructureenergetically
16vigorously (swim vigorously)

🇬🇧Vigorously = energetically. (vigorously: with a lot of energy and strength)

🇺🇿vigorously — g‘ayrat bilan.

🇷🇺vigorously — энергично.

17juvenile (the juvenile period)

🇬🇧Juvenile = young. (juvenile: young; not fully grown)

🇺🇿juvenile — yosh (voyaga yetmagan).

🇷🇺juvenile — молодой, неполовозрелый.

18scent (releasing a scent)

🇬🇧Scent = smell. (scent: a pleasant smell; an animal’s smell used to communicate)

🇺🇿scent — hid, bo‘y.

🇷🇺scent — запах.

19await (await the females)

🇬🇧Await = wait for. (await: to wait for (formal))

🇺🇿await — kutmoq.

🇷🇺await — ожидать.

20anatomy (its anatomy is successful)

🇬🇧Anatomy = body structure. ‘Frightening’ matches intimidating.

🇺🇿anatomy — anatomiya.

🇷🇺anatomy — анатомия.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21await

🇬🇧await takes no for (but wait for). (await: to wait for (formal))

🇺🇿await sth. await — kutmoq.

🇷🇺await sth. await — ожидать.

22sting

🇬🇧sting – stung – stung. (sting: (of an insect or animal) to hurt with a sharp point (past: stung))

🇺🇿stung. sting — chaqmoq (ari va h.k.).

🇷🇺stung. sting — жалить.

23shed

🇬🇧shed – shed – shed. (shed: to lose skin, leaves or hair naturally (past: shed))

🇺🇿shed. shed — to‘kmoq, po‘st tashlamoq.

🇷🇺shed. shed — сбрасывать, линять.

24bury

🇬🇧bury – buried (y → ied). (bury: to put something under the ground)

🇺🇿buried. bury — ko‘mmoq.

🇷🇺buried. bury — закапывать.

25upside down

🇬🇧upside down. (upside down: with the top at the bottom)

🇺🇿upside down. upside down — teskari.

🇷🇺upside down. upside down — вверх ногами.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 vaksina · 🇷🇺 вакцина

🇬🇧Vaccine. (vaccine: a substance given to protect people from a disease)

🇺🇿vaccine — vaksina.

🇷🇺vaccine — вакцина.

27🇺🇿 umr davomiyligi · 🇷🇺 продолжительность жизни

🇬🇧Life span. (life span: the length of time something lives or lasts)

🇺🇿life span — umr davomiyligi.

🇷🇺life span — продолжительность жизни.

28🇺🇿 qisqichbaqasimon · 🇷🇺 ракообразное

🇬🇧Crustacean. (crustacean: an animal with a hard shell, such as a crab or lobster)

🇺🇿crustacean — qisqichbaqasimon.

🇷🇺crustacean — ракообразное.

29🇺🇿 xo‘rak · 🇷🇺 наживка

🇬🇧Bait. (bait: food used to attract fish or animals to catch them)

🇺🇿bait — xo‘rak, yem.

🇷🇺bait — наживка.

30🇺🇿 emaklamoq · 🇷🇺 ползать

🇬🇧Crawl. (crawl: to move slowly on hands and knees or legs close to the ground)

🇺🇿crawl — emaklamoq, sudralmoq.

🇷🇺crawl — ползать.