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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Intelligent Behavior in Birds

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
1Acumen is…

🇬🇧Acumen = sharp judgement. (acumen: the ability to make good judgements quickly (business acumen))

🇺🇿Zukkolik. acumen — zukkolik, farosat.

🇷🇺Проницательность. acumen — проницательность, сообразительность.

2Tool use was commonplace among finches. This means it was…

🇬🇧Commonplace = common, ordinary. (commonplace: happening often; ordinary)

🇺🇿Odatiy. commonplace — odatiy, keng tarqalgan.

🇷🇺Обычный. commonplace — обычный, распространённый.

3Recalcitrant shells are…

🇬🇧Recalcitrant = difficult to deal with. (recalcitrant: difficult to deal with or control; stubborn)

🇺🇿Bo‘ysunmas. recalcitrant — bo‘ysunmas, qaysar.

🇷🇺Неподатливые. recalcitrant — непокорный, неподатливый.

4A hypothetical duck is…

🇬🇧Hypothetical = imagined for argument. (hypothetical: imagined as an example, not real)

🇺🇿Faraziy. hypothetical — faraziy.

🇷🇺Гипотетическая. hypothetical — гипотетический.

5They collated the reports. This means they…

🇬🇧Collate = gather and organise. (collate: to collect and arrange information from different sources)

🇺🇿To‘plab tartiblamoq. collate — to‘plab tartiblamoq.

🇷🇺Систематизировать. collate — собирать и систематизировать.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadScholars once (6) that only humans were intelligent. But birds (7) use tools, and crows (8) hooks from twigs. Food that is distributed (9) may explain this intelligence, and young choughs even behave in (10) ways to protect their social status.
Word bankroutinelyoverlyfashionerraticallydeceitfulcommunalmaintained
6Gap (6): Scholars once ______ that…

🇬🇧Maintain that = claim firmly. (maintain (that): to continue to say firmly that something is true)

🇺🇿Maintained. maintain (that) — ta’kidlab kelmoq.

🇷🇺Maintained. maintain (that) — утверждать.

7Gap (7): But birds ______ use tools…

🇬🇧Adverb: routinely = regularly. (routinely: regularly, as a normal part of an activity)

🇺🇿Routinely. routinely — muntazam ravishda.

🇷🇺Routinely. routinely — регулярно, обычно.

8Gap (8): …crows ______ hooks from twigs.

🇬🇧Verb: fashion = make by hand. (fashion (v): to make something using your hands and imagination)

🇺🇿Fashion. fashion (v) — yasamoq.

🇷🇺Fashion. fashion (v) — мастерить, изготавливать.

9Gap (9): …distributed ______…

🇬🇧Adverb: erratically. (erratically: in an unpredictable, irregular way)

🇺🇿Erratically. erratically — tartibsiz, betartib.

🇷🇺Erratically. erratically — беспорядочно.

10Gap (10): …behave in ______ ways…

🇬🇧Adjective: deceitful. (deceitful: trying to make people believe things that are not true)

🇺🇿Deceitful. deceitful — ayyor, aldamchi.

🇷🇺Deceitful. deceitful — лживый.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Tool use is a means ___ extracting food.

🇬🇧A means of. (a means of: a method or way of doing something (means is the same in singular and plural))

🇺🇿A means of. a means of — … vositasi.

🇷🇺A means of. a means of — средство.

12Forebrain size was compared relative ___ the hindbrain.

🇬🇧Relative to. (relative to: compared with)

🇺🇿Relative to. relative to — … ga nisbatan.

🇷🇺Relative to. relative to — по сравнению с.

13Problem-solving was thought beyond the reach ___ animals.

🇬🇧Beyond the reach of. (beyond the reach of: impossible for someone to reach, afford or achieve)

🇺🇿Reach of. beyond the reach of — … ning qo‘li yetmaydigan.

🇷🇺Reach of. beyond the reach of — вне досягаемости.

14The chough preens as others come ___ view.

🇬🇧Come into view. (come into view: to become visible)

🇺🇿Come into view. come into view — ko‘rinmoq, ko‘z oldida paydo bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Come into view. come into view — появиться в поле зрения.

15Crows make hooks ___ modifying twigs.

🇬🇧By + -ing (method).

🇺🇿By + -ing.

🇷🇺By + -ing.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankchangeonlyrun awayliveget backshared
16exclusively (exclusively human)

🇬🇧Exclusively = only. (exclusively: only; not involving anyone or anything else)

🇺🇿exclusively — faqat, istisnosiz.

🇷🇺exclusively — исключительно.

17reside (finches residing on the islands)

🇬🇧Reside = live. (reside: to live in a particular place (formal))

🇺🇿reside — istiqomat qilmoq.

🇷🇺reside — проживать.

18flee (animals that flee the fire)

🇬🇧Flee = run away. (flee: to run away from danger (past: fled))

🇺🇿flee — qochmoq.

🇷🇺flee — бежать, спасаться.

19retrieve (retrieve food)

🇬🇧Retrieve = get back. (retrieve: to get something back)

🇺🇿retrieve — qaytarib olmoq.

🇷🇺retrieve — доставать, извлекать.

20modify (modifying their feathers)

🇬🇧Modify = change. ‘Shared’ matches communal. (modify: to change something slightly to improve it)

🇺🇿modify — o‘zgartirmoq.

🇷🇺modify — видоизменять.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21flee

🇬🇧flee – fled – fled (flew is from fly). (flee: to run away from danger (past: fled))

🇺🇿fled. flee — qochmoq.

🇷🇺fled. flee — бежать, спасаться.

22a means of

🇬🇧means always ends in -s: a means of. (a means of: a method or way of doing something (means is the same in singular and plural))

🇺🇿a means of. a means of — … vositasi.

🇷🇺a means of. a means of — средство.

23reside

🇬🇧reside in a city. (reside: to live in a particular place (formal))

🇺🇿reside in. reside — istiqomat qilmoq.

🇷🇺reside in. reside — проживать.

24thereby

🇬🇧thereby + -ing (result). (thereby: as a result of this action (formal))

🇺🇿thereby + -ing. thereby — shu tariqa.

🇷🇺thereby + -ing. thereby — тем самым.

25reconsider

🇬🇧reconsider + object, no preposition. (reconsider: to think again about a decision or opinion)

🇺🇿reconsider sth. reconsider — qayta ko‘rib chiqmoq.

🇷🇺reconsider sth. reconsider — пересматривать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 aldash · 🇷🇺 обман

🇬🇧Deception. (deception: the act of making someone believe something untrue (adjective: deceptive / deceitful))

🇺🇿deception — aldash, yolg‘on.

🇷🇺deception — обман.

27🇺🇿 innovatsion · 🇷🇺 инновационный

🇬🇧Innovative. (innovative: new and original)

🇺🇿innovative — innovatsion.

🇷🇺innovative — инновационный.

28🇺🇿 zarurat — ixtiro onasi · 🇷🇺 необходимость — мать изобретательства

🇬🇧Necessity is the mother of invention. (necessity is the mother of invention: people invent new things when they really need them)

🇺🇿necessity is the mother of invention — zarurat — ixtiro onasi.

🇷🇺necessity is the mother of invention — голь на выдумки хитра (необходимость — мать изобретательства).

29🇺🇿 ko‘paymoq · 🇷🇺 размножаться

🇬🇧Reproduce. (reproduce: to produce young; to copy something)

🇺🇿reproduce — ko‘paymoq.

🇷🇺reproduce — размножаться.

30🇺🇿 haddan tashqari · 🇷🇺 чересчур

🇬🇧Overly. (overly: too; more than is suitable)

🇺🇿overly — haddan tashqari.

🇷🇺overly — чересчур.