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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Jewels from the Sea

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
1Indigenous people are…

🇬🇧Indigenous = native to a place. (indigenous: belonging to a place; native (indigenous people / culture / plants))

🇺🇿Tub joy aholi. indigenous — mahalliy, tub joy.

🇷🇺Коренные. indigenous — коренной.

2Europeans held the necklaces in high esteem. This means they…

🇬🇧Hold in high esteem = admire greatly. (hold in high esteem: to respect and admire very much)

🇺🇿Qadrlashgan. hold in high esteem — juda qadrlamoq, hurmat qilmoq.

🇷🇺Высоко ценили. hold in high esteem — высоко ценить.

3A painstaking process is…

🇬🇧Painstaking = very careful. (painstaking: done with great care and attention to detail)

🇺🇿Mashaqqatli. painstaking — mashaqqatli, sinchkov.

🇷🇺Кропотливый. painstaking — кропотливый.

4Beach shells are brittle. This means they…

🇬🇧Brittle = hard but easily broken. (brittle: hard but easily broken)

🇺🇿Mo‘rt. brittle — mo‘rt, tez sinadigan.

🇷🇺Хрупкий. brittle — хрупкий, ломкий.

5To replenish supplies means to…

🇬🇧Replenish = refill. (replenish: to fill something again or bring back to a previous level)

🇺🇿To‘ldirmoq. replenish — to‘ldirmoq, zaxirani yangilamoq.

🇷🇺Пополнять. replenish — пополнять.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadNecklace-making has been (6) through generations of women. Shell-stringing is (7) work: each shell must be pierced and (8) on string. Today, artists are (9) to make necklaces for museums, and the necklaces have (10) status in Tasmania.
Word bankiconicthreadedbrittlecommissionedpainstakingimpracticalpassed down
6Gap (6): …has been ______ through generations…

🇬🇧Pass down = hand to younger generations. (pass down: to give knowledge or objects to younger people in a family or group)

🇺🇿Passed down. pass down — avloddan-avlodga o‘tkazmoq.

🇷🇺Passed down. pass down — передавать (из поколения в поколение).

7Gap (7): Shell-stringing is ______ work…

🇬🇧Adjective: painstaking. (painstaking: done with great care and attention to detail)

🇺🇿Painstaking. painstaking — mashaqqatli, sinchkov.

🇷🇺Painstaking. painstaking — кропотливый.

8Gap (8): …pierced and ______ on string.

🇬🇧Past participle: threaded. (thread: to pass a string through a hole; a thin piece of cotton or fibre)

🇺🇿Threaded. thread — ipga tizmoq.

🇷🇺Threaded. thread — нанизывать.

9Gap (9): …artists are ______ to make necklaces…

🇬🇧Be commissioned to = be asked formally to create.

🇺🇿Commissioned. commission — buyurtma bermoq.

🇷🇺Commissioned. commission — заказывать (работу).

10Gap (10): …have ______ status…

🇬🇧Iconic status. (iconic (status): very famous and seen as a symbol of something)

🇺🇿Iconic. iconic (status) — ramziy, ikonik.

🇷🇺Iconic. iconic (status) — культовый, символический.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Necklaces were given as tokens ___ honour.

🇬🇧A token of.

🇺🇿A token of.

🇷🇺A token of.

12They were celebrated artists ___ their own right.

🇬🇧In one’s own right. (in one’s own right: because of one’s own qualities, not because of connection with others)

🇺🇿In their own right. in one’s own right — o‘zi mustaqil ravishda.

🇷🇺In their own right. in one’s own right — сам по себе.

13Women were accustomed ___ a traditional lifestyle.

🇬🇧Accustomed to. (accustomed to: used to something (accustomed to + noun / -ing))

🇺🇿Accustomed to. accustomed to — … ga odatlangan.

🇷🇺Accustomed to. accustomed to — привыкший к.

14Explorers held the necklaces ___ high esteem.

🇬🇧Hold in high esteem. (hold in high esteem: to respect and admire very much)

🇺🇿In high esteem. hold in high esteem — juda qadrlamoq, hurmat qilmoq.

🇷🇺In high esteem. hold in high esteem — высоко ценить.

15The tradition has continued ___ interruption.

🇬🇧Without interruption. (without interruption: continuously, without stopping)

🇺🇿Without interruption. without interruption — to‘xtovsiz, uzluksiz.

🇷🇺Without interruption. without interruption — без перерыва.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankincludecomplexnativefragilebravedecoration
16indigenous (indigenous necklaces)

🇬🇧Indigenous = native. (indigenous: belonging to a place; native (indigenous people / culture / plants))

🇺🇿indigenous — mahalliy, tub joy.

🇷🇺indigenous — коренной.

17adornment (made as an adornment)

🇬🇧Adornment = decoration. (adornment: something used to decorate a person or thing)

🇺🇿adornment — bezak.

🇷🇺adornment — украшение.

18intricate (intricate designs)

🇬🇧Intricate = complex. (intricate: having many small parts arranged in a complicated way)

🇺🇿intricate — murakkab, nozik.

🇷🇺intricate — замысловатый.

19incorporate (incorporate smaller shells)

🇬🇧Incorporate = include. (incorporate: to include something as part of something larger)

🇺🇿incorporate — kiritmoq, qo‘shmoq.

🇷🇺incorporate — включать, встраивать.

20brittle (too brittle)

🇬🇧Brittle = fragile. ‘Brave’ matches courageous.

🇺🇿brittle — mo‘rt, tez sinadigan.

🇷🇺brittle — хрупкий, ломкий.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21accustomed to

🇬🇧be accustomed to + -ing.

🇺🇿accustomed to + -ing.

🇷🇺accustomed to + -ing.

22pass down

🇬🇧be passed down from sb.

🇺🇿passed down from.

🇷🇺passed down from.

23commission

🇬🇧commission sb to do sth. (commission: to formally ask someone to create a piece of work)

🇺🇿commission sb to do. commission — buyurtma bermoq.

🇷🇺commission sb to do. commission — заказывать (работу).

24circumstances

🇬🇧Under no circumstances + inverted question word order.

🇺🇿Under no circumstances should….

🇷🇺Under no circumstances should….

25disrupt

🇬🇧disrupt + object. (disrupt: to stop something from continuing normally)

🇺🇿disrupt sth. disrupt — izdan chiqarmoq, buzmoq.

🇷🇺disrupt sth. disrupt — нарушать, срывать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 mustamlakachilik · 🇷🇺 колонизация

🇬🇧Colonisation. (colonisation: the act of taking control of another country and settling there)

🇺🇿colonisation — mustamlakachilik.

🇷🇺colonisation — колонизация.

27🇺🇿 oqsoqol · 🇷🇺 старейшина

🇬🇧Elder. (elder: an older, respected person in a community)

🇺🇿elder — oqsoqol, keksa.

🇷🇺elder — старейшина.

28🇺🇿 estetik · 🇷🇺 эстетический

🇬🇧Aesthetic. (aesthetic: connected with beauty and art)

🇺🇿aesthetic — estetik, go‘zallikka oid.

🇷🇺aesthetic — эстетический.

29🇺🇿 zarur ta’minot · 🇷🇺 предметы первой необходимости

🇬🇧Essential supplies. (essential supplies: basic things people need, such as food, water and clothes)

🇺🇿essential supplies — zarur ta’minot, eng kerakli narsalar.

🇷🇺essential supplies — предметы первой необходимости.

30🇺🇿 to‘ldirmoq · 🇷🇺 пополнять

🇬🇧Replenish. (replenish: to fill something again or bring back to a previous level)

🇺🇿replenish — to‘ldirmoq, zaxirani yangilamoq.

🇷🇺replenish — пополнять.