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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Living Dunes

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
1To engulf something is to…

🇬🇧Engulf = swallow up. (engulf: to surround and cover completely)

🇺🇿Yutib yubormoq. engulf — yutib yubormoq, qoplamoq.

🇷🇺Поглощать. engulf — поглощать.

2An insidious creep is…

🇬🇧Insidious = stealthy. (insidious: developing slowly and harmfully without being noticed)

🇺🇿Sezdirmay zararli. insidious — sezdirmay zarar yetkazuvchi.

🇷🇺Коварное. insidious — коварный.

3Static dunes…

🇬🇧Static = stationary. (static: not moving or changing)

🇺🇿Harakatsiz. static — harakatsiz.

🇷🇺Неподвижные. static — статичный.

4Unwary travellers are…

🇬🇧Unwary = careless. (unwary: not careful about possible danger)

🇺🇿Ehtiyotsiz. unwary — ehtiyotsiz.

🇷🇺Неосторожные. unwary — неосторожный.

5The veneer wore off. It…

🇬🇧Wear off = fade. (wear off: to gradually disappear)

🇺🇿Yo‘qoldi. wear off — asta-sekin yo‘qolmoq.

🇷🇺Стёрся. wear off — стираться, проходить.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadMoving dunes (6) everything in their path. Their movement (7) the fact that dunes are (8). Some dunes sing when grains flow (9), but the sound stops once the veneer (10).
Word bankhinges onin synchronystaticwears offengulfpragmaticgranular
6Gap (6): Moving dunes ______ everything in their path.

🇬🇧Verb: engulf. (engulf: to surround and cover completely)

🇺🇿Engulf. engulf — yutib yubormoq, qoplamoq.

🇷🇺Engulf. engulf — поглощать.

7Gap (7): Their movement ______ the fact…

🇬🇧Hinge on. (hinge on: to depend completely on)

🇺🇿Hinges on. hinge on — … ga bog‘liq bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Hinges on. hinge on — зависеть от.

8Gap (8): …dunes are ______.

🇬🇧Adjective: granular. (granular: made of small grains)

🇺🇿Granular. granular — donador.

🇷🇺Granular. granular — зернистый.

9Gap (9): …when grains flow ______…

🇬🇧In synchrony. (in synchrony: at exactly the same time)

🇺🇿In synchrony. in synchrony — bir vaqtda, sinxron.

🇷🇺In synchrony. in synchrony — синхронно.

10Gap (10): …once the veneer ______.

🇬🇧Wear off, 3rd person. (wear off: to gradually disappear)

🇺🇿Wears off. wear off — asta-sekin yo‘qolmoq.

🇷🇺Wears off. wear off — стираться, проходить.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Dunes weigh something ___ the order of 10,000 tonnes.

🇬🇧In the order of. (in the order of: approximately)

🇺🇿In. in the order of — taxminan.

🇷🇺In. in the order of — порядка.

12His answer hinges ___ the fact that dunes are granular.

🇬🇧Hinge on. (hinge on: to depend completely on)

🇺🇿On. hinge on — … ga bog‘liq bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺On. hinge on — зависеть от.

13The dune creeps ___ the direction of the wind.

🇬🇧In the direction of.

🇺🇿In.

🇷🇺In.

14Legends attributed the sounds ___ dangerous spirits.

🇬🇧Attribute to.

🇺🇿To.

🇷🇺To.

15The grains are coated ___ a special veneer.

🇬🇧Coated with.

🇺🇿With.

🇷🇺With.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankdryaltercopystationarypracticalabout
16in the order of (in the order of 10,000 tonnes)

🇬🇧In the order of = about. (in the order of: approximately)

🇺🇿in the order of — taxminan.

🇷🇺in the order of — порядка.

17static (linear dunes are static)

🇬🇧Static = stationary. (static: not moving or changing)

🇺🇿static — harakatsiz.

🇷🇺static — статичный.

18modify (modifies the speed of the wind)

🇬🇧Modify = alter. (modify: to change something slightly)

🇺🇿modify — o‘zgartirmoq.

🇷🇺modify — изменять.

19pragmatic (Douady is more pragmatic)

🇬🇧Pragmatic = practical. (pragmatic: practical and realistic)

🇺🇿pragmatic — amaliy, realistik.

🇷🇺pragmatic — прагматичный.

20replicate (replicate the sound)

🇬🇧Replicate = copy. ‘Dry’ matches arid. (replicate: to repeat or copy exactly)

🇺🇿replicate — qayta yaratmoq.

🇷🇺replicate — воспроизводить.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21wear off

🇬🇧wear–wore–worn.

🇺🇿wore off.

🇷🇺wore off.

22collide

🇬🇧collide (with sth) — no direct object. (collide: to crash into each other)

🇺🇿collided. collide — to‘qnashmoq.

🇷🇺collided. collide — сталкиваться.

23figure out

🇬🇧Pronoun in the middle: figured it out.

🇺🇿figured it out.

🇷🇺figured it out.

24bury

🇬🇧Passive: was buried.

🇺🇿was buried.

🇷🇺was buried.

25in the order of

🇬🇧in the order of + number. (in the order of: approximately)

🇺🇿in the order of. in the order of — taxminan.

🇷🇺in the order of. in the order of — порядка.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 hukmron shamol · 🇷🇺 преобладающий ветер

🇬🇧Prevailing wind. (prevailing wind: the wind that blows most often in an area)

🇺🇿prevailing wind — hukmron shamol.

🇷🇺prevailing wind — преобладающий ветер.

27🇺🇿 donador · 🇷🇺 зернистый

🇬🇧Granular. (granular: made of small grains)

🇺🇿granular — donador.

🇷🇺granular — зернистый.

28🇺🇿 tebranmoq · 🇷🇺 вибрировать

🇬🇧Vibrate. (vibrate: to shake quickly with small movements)

🇺🇿vibrate — tebranmoq.

🇷🇺vibrate — вибрировать.

29🇺🇿 inshoot, qurilma · 🇷🇺 установка

🇬🇧Installation. (installation: a place with equipment for a purpose)

🇺🇿installation — inshoot, qurilma.

🇷🇺installation — установка, объект.

30🇺🇿 o‘ziga xos · 🇷🇺 отличительный

🇬🇧Distinctive. (distinctive: easy to recognise because special)

🇺🇿distinctive — o‘ziga xos.

🇷🇺distinctive — отличительный.