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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The New Zealand Writer Margaret Mahy

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
1She is generous to a fault. This means she is…

🇬🇧Generous to a fault = extremely generous. (generous to a fault: extremely generous, sometimes too much)

🇺🇿Haddan tashqari saxiy. generous to a fault — haddan tashqari saxiy.

🇷🇺Щедрый до крайности. generous to a fault — щедрый до крайности.

2Sometimes mundane origins. Mundane means…

🇬🇧Mundane = ordinary, everyday. (mundane: ordinary and not interesting)

🇺🇿Oddiy. mundane — oddiy, zerikarli.

🇷🇺Обыденный. mundane — обыденный.

3The story ballooned to 800 pages. It…

🇬🇧Balloon = grow quickly. (balloon (v): to increase quickly in size or amount)

🇺🇿Keskin oshmoq. balloon (v) — keskin oshmoq, shishib ketmoq.

🇷🇺Резко вырасти. balloon (v) — резко увеличиваться.

4A punishing schedule of appearances is…

🇬🇧Punishing = exhausting. (punishing: very difficult and tiring)

🇺🇿Charchatuvchi. punishing — juda og‘ir, charchatuvchi.

🇷🇺Изнурительный. punishing — изнурительный.

5Books peppered with pirates are…

🇬🇧Peppered with = full of. (peppered with: containing many examples of something)

🇺🇿…ga to‘la. peppered with — …ga to‘la.

🇷🇺Изобилующий. peppered with — изобилующий, пересыпанный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadMahy has a career (6) fifty years. Her ideas often come from (7) places, and her books are (8) with pirates and robbers. Her new novel (9) to 800 pages, and her (10) curiosity delights everyone she meets.
Word bankmundaneballoonedpepperedslipperyinfectiousspanningseldom
6Gap (6): …a career ______ fifty years.

🇬🇧Span = last for. (span (v): to continue for a particular period of time)

🇺🇿Spanning. span (v) — davom etmoq, qamrab olmoq.

🇷🇺Spanning. span (v) — охватывать, длиться.

7Gap (7): …ideas often come from ______ places…

🇬🇧Mundane = ordinary. (mundane: ordinary and not interesting)

🇺🇿Mundane. mundane — oddiy, zerikarli.

🇷🇺Mundane. mundane — обыденный.

8Gap (8): …her books are ______ with pirates…

🇬🇧Peppered with = full of. (peppered with: containing many examples of something)

🇺🇿Peppered. peppered with — …ga to‘la.

🇷🇺Peppered. peppered with — изобилующий, пересыпанный.

9Gap (9): Her new novel ______ to 800 pages…

🇬🇧Ballooned = grew quickly. (balloon (v): to increase quickly in size or amount)

🇺🇿Ballooned. balloon (v) — keskin oshmoq, shishib ketmoq.

🇷🇺Ballooned. balloon (v) — резко увеличиваться.

10Gap (10): …her ______ curiosity delights everyone…

🇬🇧Infectious = spreading to others. (infectious: (of a feeling) spreading quickly to other people)

🇺🇿Infectious. infectious — yuqumli, boshqalarga o‘tadigan.

🇷🇺Infectious. infectious — заразительный.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11She has ventured ___ imaginative territory unknown to others.

🇬🇧Venture into. (venture: to go somewhere new, unusual or risky)

🇺🇿Into. venture — jur’at qilib bormoq.

🇷🇺Into. venture — отважиться пойти.

12Her books are peppered ___ pirates and lions.

🇬🇧Peppered with. (peppered with: containing many examples of something)

🇺🇿With. peppered with — …ga to‘la.

🇷🇺With. peppered with — изобилующий, пересыпанный.

13A young adult burdened ___ special powers.

🇬🇧Burdened with. (burdened with: having a difficult responsibility or problem)

🇺🇿With. burdened with — …ning yuki ostida.

🇷🇺With. burdened with — обременённый.

14I couldn’t help but be captivated ___ her curiosity.

🇬🇧Captivated by. (captivated: very interested and attracted by something)

🇺🇿By. captivated — maftun bo‘lgan.

🇷🇺By. captivated — очарованный.

15She is generous ___ a fault with her time.

🇬🇧Idiom: generous to a fault. (generous to a fault: extremely generous, sometimes too much)

🇺🇿To. generous to a fault — haddan tashqari saxiy.

🇷🇺To. generous to a fault — щедрый до крайности.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankmodestimagineordinarysupportrarelyadmit
16seldom (she has seldom had the time)

🇬🇧Seldom = rarely. (seldom: not often)

🇺🇿seldom — kamdan-kam.

🇷🇺seldom — редко.

17unassuming (quite unassuming places)

🇬🇧Unassuming = modest, not showy. (unassuming: not trying to attract attention; modest)

🇺🇿unassuming — kamtarin, ko‘zga tashlanmaydigan.

🇷🇺unassuming — скромный, неприметный.

18envision (envisioned as an ‘entire’ fantasy)

🇬🇧Envision = imagine. (envision: to imagine what something will be like)

🇺🇿envision — tasavvur qilmoq.

🇷🇺envision — представлять себе.

19concede (he conceded his writing was different)

🇬🇧Concede = admit. (concede: to admit that something is true, often unwillingly)

🇺🇿concede — tan olmoq.

🇷🇺concede — признавать.

20espouse (Mahy’s espousal of reading)

🇬🇧Espouse = support. ‘Ordinary’ matches mundane.

🇺🇿espouse — qo‘llab-quvvatlamoq.

🇷🇺espouse — поддерживать, отстаивать.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21seldom

🇬🇧seldom is already negative in meaning; no not.

🇺🇿seldom. seldom — kamdan-kam.

🇷🇺seldom. seldom — редко.

22concede

🇬🇧concede that + clause. (concede: to admit that something is true, often unwillingly)

🇺🇿concede that. concede — tan olmoq.

🇷🇺concede that. concede — признавать.

23countless

🇬🇧countless + plural noun. (countless: very many)

🇺🇿countless times. countless — son-sanoqsiz.

🇷🇺countless times. countless — бесчисленный.

24span

🇬🇧span – spanned (double n). (span (v): to continue for a particular period of time)

🇺🇿spanned. span (v) — davom etmoq, qamrab olmoq.

🇷🇺spanned. span (v) — охватывать, длиться.

25sheer

🇬🇧sheer + noun. (sheer: used to emphasise how great or complete something is)

🇺🇿sheer luck. sheer — mutlaq, faqat.

🇷🇺sheer luck. sheer — чистый, абсолютный.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 merosxo‘r · 🇷🇺 наследник

🇬🇧Heir. (heir: a person who continues someone’s work or receives their property)

🇺🇿heir — merosxo‘r, davomchi.

🇷🇺heir — наследник, преемник.

27🇺🇿 to‘ntarish, katta o‘zgarish · 🇷🇺 потрясение

🇬🇧Upheaval. (upheaval: a big change that causes confusion or worry)

🇺🇿upheaval — to‘ntarish, katta o‘zgarish.

🇷🇺upheaval — потрясение, переворот.

28🇺🇿 maftun bo‘lgan · 🇷🇺 очарованный

🇬🇧Captivated. (captivated: very interested and attracted by something)

🇺🇿captivated — maftun bo‘lgan.

🇷🇺captivated — очарованный.

29🇺🇿 son-sanoqsiz · 🇷🇺 бесчисленный

🇬🇧Countless. (countless: very many)

🇺🇿countless — son-sanoqsiz.

🇷🇺countless — бесчисленный.

30🇺🇿 sirg‘anchiq · 🇷🇺 скользкий

🇬🇧Slippery. (slippery: hard to hold or understand; difficult to deal with)

🇺🇿slippery — sirg‘anchiq; tutib bo‘lmas.

🇷🇺slippery — скользкий, неуловимый.