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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Marine Mammals Exhibit Their Ingenuity

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
1Dolphins forage in the sand. They…

🇬🇧Forage = search for food. (forage: (of animals) to search for food)

🇺🇿Oziq izlamoq. forage — oziq izlamoq.

🇷🇺Искать пищу. forage — добывать корм, искать пищу.

2The seafloor sand is abrasive. It…

🇬🇧Abrasive = rough, able to scratch. (abrasive: rough and able to scratch or damage a surface)

🇺🇿Tirnaydigan. abrasive — g‘adir-budur, tirnaydigan.

🇷🇺Шершавый. abrasive — абразивный, шершавый.

3The sponges are makeshift masks. They are…

🇬🇧Makeshift = temporary, improvised. (makeshift: made quickly from whatever is available, for temporary use)

🇺🇿Qo‘lbola. makeshift — vaqtinchalik, qo‘lbola.

🇷🇺Самодельный. makeshift — самодельный, временный.

4Researchers ruled out genetic explanations. They…

🇬🇧Rule out = decide something is not possible. (rule out: to decide that something is not possible or not true)

🇺🇿Istisno qildi. rule out — istisno qilmoq, inkor etmoq.

🇷🇺Исключили. rule out — исключать.

5Calves have ample time to learn. The time is…

🇬🇧Ample = more than enough. (ample: more than enough)

🇺🇿Yetarlicha. ample — yetarlicha, mo‘l.

🇷🇺Достаточно. ample — достаточный, обильный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadIn Shark Bay, some dolphins use sponges to (6) for fish in the sand. Sponging dolphins become (7) who spend more time hunting. Mothers teach the trick to their (8), and calves have ample time to learn it. Scientists believe (9), not nature, explains this behaviour. The discovery may (10) light on why dolphins have such big brains.
Word bankauthorityshednurtureforageoffspringmooringloners
6Gap (6): …use sponges to ______ for fish…

🇬🇧Forage for food. (forage: (of animals) to search for food)

🇺🇿Forage. forage — oziq izlamoq.

🇷🇺Forage. forage — добывать корм, искать пищу.

7Gap (7): Sponging dolphins become ______…

🇬🇧Loners = prefer to be alone. (loner: a person or animal that prefers to be alone)

🇺🇿Loners. loner — yolg‘izlikni yoqtiradigan odam.

🇷🇺Loners. loner — одиночка.

8Gap (8): Mothers teach the trick to their ______…

🇬🇧Offspring = young, children. (offspring: a person’s or animal’s child or children)

🇺🇿Offspring. offspring — nasl, bola(lar).

🇷🇺Offspring. offspring — потомство.

9Gap (9): Scientists believe ______, not nature…

🇬🇧Nurture vs nature. (nurture: the care and teaching a person or animal gets while growing up)

🇺🇿Nurture. nurture — tarbiya.

🇷🇺Nurture. nurture — воспитание.

10Gap (10): The discovery may ______ light on…

🇬🇧Idiom: shed light on. (shed light on: to help people understand something better)

🇺🇿Shed. shed light on — …ga oydinlik kiritmoq.

🇷🇺Shed. shed light on — проливать свет на.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Dolphins forage ___ fish hidden in the sand.

🇬🇧Forage for food. (forage: (of animals) to search for food)

🇺🇿For. forage — oziq izlamoq.

🇷🇺For. forage — добывать корм, искать пищу.

12Stanford is an authority ___ animal behaviour.

🇬🇧An authority on a subject.

🇺🇿On.

🇷🇺On.

13The discovery sheds new light ___ animal intelligence.

🇬🇧Shed light on. (shed light on: to help people understand something better)

🇺🇿On. shed light on — …ga oydinlik kiritmoq.

🇷🇺On. shed light on — проливать свет на.

14The dolphin tears the sponge free ___ its mooring.

🇬🇧Free of its mooring (passage wording).

🇺🇿Of.

🇷🇺Of.

15Researchers compared dolphins that use tools ___ others that do not.

🇬🇧Compare A to/with B.

🇺🇿To.

🇷🇺To.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankregularlyroughexpertupbringingtoolcleverness
16ingenuity (marine mammals exhibit their ingenuity)

🇬🇧Ingenuity = cleverness. (ingenuity: the ability to think of clever new ideas and solutions)

🇺🇿ingenuity — zukkolik, ixtirochilik.

🇷🇺ingenuity — изобретательность.

17implement (fashioning implements with their hands)

🇬🇧Implement = tool. (implement: a tool or simple piece of equipment)

🇺🇿implement — asbob, qurol.

🇷🇺implement — орудие, инструмент.

18authority (an authority on animal cognition)

🇬🇧Authority = expert. (authority: an expert who knows a lot about a subject)

🇺🇿authority — mutaxassis, nufuzli shaxs.

🇷🇺authority — авторитет, специалист.

19routinely (routinely use sponges)

🇬🇧Routinely = regularly. (routinely: regularly, as a normal part of what happens)

🇺🇿routinely — muntazam ravishda, odatdagidek.

🇷🇺routinely — регулярно, обычно.

20nurture (nurture, not nature)

🇬🇧Nurture = upbringing. ‘Rough’ matches abrasive.

🇺🇿nurture — tarbiya.

🇷🇺nurture — воспитание.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21offspring

🇬🇧Offspring has no plural -s. (offspring: a person’s or animal’s child or children)

🇺🇿three offspring. offspring — nasl, bola(lar).

🇷🇺three offspring. offspring — потомство.

22rule out

🇬🇧Pronoun goes in the middle: rule it out.

🇺🇿ruled it out.

🇷🇺ruled it out.

23shed light on

🇬🇧shed – shed – shed.

🇺🇿shed light on.

🇷🇺shed light on.

24startle

🇬🇧startle + object. (startle: to surprise and slightly frighten someone or something)

🇺🇿startled me. startle — cho‘chitib yubormoq.

🇷🇺startled me. startle — вспугнуть, испугать.

25retrieve

🇬🇧retrieve + object (no ‘back’ needed). (retrieve: to get something back from where it was left or lost)

🇺🇿retrieved the ball. retrieve — qaytarib olmoq, olib kelmoq.

🇷🇺retrieved the ball. retrieve — достать, вернуть.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 nasl · 🇷🇺 потомство

🇬🇧Offspring. (offspring: a person’s or animal’s child or children)

🇺🇿offspring — nasl, bola(lar).

🇷🇺offspring — потомство.

27🇺🇿 zukkolik · 🇷🇺 изобретательность

🇬🇧Ingenuity. (ingenuity: the ability to think of clever new ideas and solutions)

🇺🇿ingenuity — zukkolik, ixtirochilik.

🇷🇺ingenuity — изобретательность.

28🇺🇿 qaytarib olmoq · 🇷🇺 достать, вернуть

🇬🇧Retrieve. (retrieve: to get something back from where it was left or lost)

🇺🇿retrieve — qaytarib olmoq, olib kelmoq.

🇷🇺retrieve — достать, вернуть.

29🇺🇿 xomxayollik · 🇷🇺 принятие желаемого за действительное

🇬🇧Wishful thinking. (wishful thinking: believing something because you want it to be true)

🇺🇿wishful thinking — xomxayollik.

🇷🇺wishful thinking — принятие желаемого за действительное.

30🇺🇿 bahsli · 🇷🇺 спорный

🇬🇧Controversial. (controversial: causing a lot of disagreement)

🇺🇿controversial — bahsli, munozarali.

🇷🇺controversial — спорный.