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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Ingenuity Gap

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
1Ingenuity is…

🇬🇧Ingenuity = inventiveness. (ingenuity: the ability to think of clever new ideas and solve problems)

🇺🇿Topqirlik. ingenuity — topqirlik, ixtirochilik.

🇷🇺Изобретательность. ingenuity — изобретательность.

2Incremental changes are…

🇬🇧Incremental = gradual. (incremental: increasing gradually by small amounts)

🇺🇿Asta-sekin. incremental — asta-sekin, bosqichma-bosqich.

🇷🇺Постепенные. incremental — постепенный.

3A rudimentary understanding is…

🇬🇧Rudimentary = basic. (rudimentary: very basic)

🇺🇿Oddiy. rudimentary — boshlang‘ich, oddiy.

🇷🇺Элементарное. rudimentary — элементарный.

4Superficial arguments are…

🇬🇧Superficial = shallow. (superficial: not deep or thorough; only on the surface)

🇺🇿Yuzaki. superficial — yuzaki.

🇷🇺Поверхностные. superficial — поверхностный.

5An incentive is…

🇬🇧Incentive = motivation. (incentive: something that encourages a person to do something)

🇺🇿Rag‘bat. incentive — rag‘bat.

🇷🇺Стимул. incentive — стимул.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadSociety needs (6) to solve problems. Countless (7) changes have created a new world and increased the (8) on nature. Complex systems are (9) with unknowns, and information overload shortens our (10).
Word bankburdenfraughtingenuityattention spanincrementalscarcityfaction
6Gap (6): Society needs ______ to solve problems.

🇬🇧Noun: ingenuity. (ingenuity: the ability to think of clever new ideas and solve problems)

🇺🇿Ingenuity. ingenuity — topqirlik, ixtirochilik.

🇷🇺Ingenuity. ingenuity — изобретательность.

7Gap (7): Countless ______ changes…

🇬🇧Adjective: incremental. (incremental: increasing gradually by small amounts)

🇺🇿Incremental. incremental — asta-sekin, bosqichma-bosqich.

🇷🇺Incremental. incremental — постепенный.

8Gap (8): …increased the ______ on nature.

🇬🇧Burden on. (burden: a heavy load or responsibility)

🇺🇿Burden. burden — yuk, og‘irlik.

🇷🇺Burden. burden — бремя.

9Gap (9): Complex systems are ______ with unknowns…

🇬🇧Fraught with. (fraught with: full of something unpleasant, like problems or danger)

🇺🇿Fraught. fraught with — … bilan to‘la.

🇷🇺Fraught. fraught with — чреватый, полный.

10Gap (10): …shortens our ______.

🇬🇧Attention span. (attention span: the length of time you can concentrate)

🇺🇿Attention span. attention span — diqqat davomiyligi.

🇷🇺Attention span. attention span — продолжительность внимания.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Systems are fraught ___ unknowns.

🇬🇧Fraught with. (fraught with: full of something unpleasant, like problems or danger)

🇺🇿Fraught with. fraught with — … bilan to‘la.

🇷🇺Fraught with. fraught with — чреватый, полный.

12Science delves deeper ___ nature.

🇬🇧Delve into. (delve (into): to search or investigate deeply)

🇺🇿Delve into. delve (into) — chuqur o‘rganmoq.

🇷🇺Delve into. delve (into) — углубляться.

13Supply doesn’t rise in lockstep ___ demand.

🇬🇧In lockstep with. (in lockstep (with): at the same time and speed as something)

🇺🇿With. in lockstep (with) — … bilan hamohang.

🇷🇺With. in lockstep (with) — синхронно.

14Changes increased the burden we place ___ the environment.

🇬🇧Place a burden on.

🇺🇿On.

🇷🇺On.

15Consumption ___ capita is much higher.

🇬🇧Per capita. (per capita: for each person)

🇺🇿Per capita. per capita — aholi jon boshiga.

🇷🇺Per capita. per capita — на душу населения.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankinherentlyhugeshallowshortagebasicaccuracy
16scarcity (a scarcity of resources)

🇬🇧Scarcity = shortage. (scarcity: a situation in which there is not enough of something)

🇺🇿scarcity — tanqislik.

🇷🇺scarcity — нехватка, дефицит.

17immense (immense amounts)

🇬🇧Immense = huge. (immense: extremely large)

🇺🇿immense — ulkan.

🇷🇺immense — огромный.

18rudimentary (a rudimentary understanding)

🇬🇧Rudimentary = basic. (rudimentary: very basic)

🇺🇿rudimentary — boshlang‘ich, oddiy.

🇷🇺rudimentary — элементарный.

19superficial (more superficial arguments)

🇬🇧Superficial = shallow. (superficial: not deep or thorough; only on the surface)

🇺🇿superficial — yuzaki.

🇷🇺superficial — поверхностный.

20intrinsically (intrinsically harder)

🇬🇧Intrinsically = inherently. ‘Accuracy’ matches precision.

🇺🇿intrinsically — o‘z-o‘zidan, tabiatan.

🇷🇺intrinsically — по своей сути.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21jump to conclusions

🇬🇧jump to conclusions. (jump to conclusions: to decide too quickly without knowing all the facts)

🇺🇿jump to. jump to conclusions — shoshilinch xulosa chiqarmoq.

🇷🇺jump to. jump to conclusions — делать поспешные выводы.

22incentive

🇬🇧an incentive to + verb.

🇺🇿incentive to.

🇷🇺incentive to.

23grasp

🇬🇧a grasp of sth.

🇺🇿grasp of.

🇷🇺grasp of.

24accumulate

🇬🇧Intransitive: accumulate on. (accumulate: to gradually increase or collect over time)

🇺🇿accumulate. accumulate — to‘planmoq.

🇷🇺accumulate. accumulate — накапливаться.

25scarcity

🇬🇧a scarcity of.

🇺🇿scarcity of.

🇷🇺scarcity of.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 islohot · 🇷🇺 реформа

🇬🇧Reform. (reform: a change made to improve a system)

🇺🇿reform — islohot.

🇷🇺reform — реформа.

27🇺🇿 farovonlik · 🇷🇺 процветание

🇬🇧Prosperity. (prosperity: the state of being successful, especially financially)

🇺🇿prosperity — farovonlik, gullab-yashnash.

🇷🇺prosperity — процветание.

28🇺🇿 aniqlik · 🇷🇺 точность

🇬🇧Precision. (precision: the quality of being exact and accurate)

🇺🇿precision — aniqlik.

🇷🇺precision — точность.

29🇺🇿 an’anaviy · 🇷🇺 традиционный

🇬🇧Conventional. (conventional: traditional and ordinary)

🇺🇿conventional — an’anaviy.

🇷🇺conventional — традиционный, обычный.

30🇺🇿 chuqur o‘rganmoq · 🇷🇺 углубляться

🇬🇧Delve into. (delve (into): to search or investigate deeply)

🇺🇿delve (into) — chuqur o‘rganmoq.

🇷🇺delve (into) — углубляться.