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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Marketing and Mind Control

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
1Blatant neon signs are…

🇬🇧Blatant = very obvious. (blatant: very obvious, often in a bad or shameless way)

🇺🇿Ochiq-oydin. blatant — ochiq-oydin, uyatsiz.

🇷🇺Откровенный. blatant — откровенный, вопиющий.

2Perfumes entice us to stay. This means they…

🇬🇧Entice = tempt. (entice: to persuade someone to do something by offering something attractive)

🇺🇿Jalb qilmoq. entice — yo‘ldan urmoq, jalb qilmoq.

🇷🇺Заманивать. entice — заманивать.

3Most can’t tell waters apart, much less brands. This means…

🇬🇧Much less = let alone. (much less: used to say something is even less likely)

🇺🇿U yoqda tursin. much less — … u yoqda tursin.

🇷🇺Не говоря уже. much less — не говоря уже о.

4Imitation is an invaluable ability. This means it is…

🇬🇧Invaluable = extremely useful (not ‘no value’!).

🇺🇿Bebaho. invaluable — bebaho.

🇷🇺Бесценный. invaluable — бесценный.

5People covertly promote products. This means they do it…

🇬🇧Covertly = secretly. (covertly: secretly (opposite: overtly))

🇺🇿Yashirin. covertly — yashirin ravishda.

🇷🇺Тайно. covertly — тайно.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadThe campaign’s (6) ‘A diamond is forever’ helped (7) social attitudes. Advertisers use (8) jingles and perfumes that (9) us to stay in shops. Some firms even pay people to (10) promote products.
Word bankcovertlyblatantreshapecatchylimpsloganentice
6Gap (6): The campaign’s ______ …

🇬🇧Noun: slogan. (slogan: a short, memorable phrase used in advertising or politics)

🇺🇿Slogan. slogan — shior.

🇷🇺Slogan. slogan — слоган.

7Gap (7): …helped ______ social attitudes.

🇬🇧Verb: reshape. (reshape: to change the form or structure of something)

🇺🇿Reshape. reshape — qayta shakllantirmoq.

🇷🇺Reshape. reshape — перестраивать, изменять.

8Gap (8): Advertisers use ______ jingles…

🇬🇧Adjective: catchy. (catchy: (of a tune or phrase) easy to remember)

🇺🇿Catchy. catchy — esda qoladigan.

🇷🇺Catchy. catchy — запоминающийся.

9Gap (9): …perfumes that ______ us to stay…

🇬🇧Verb: entice. (entice: to persuade someone to do something by offering something attractive)

🇺🇿Entice. entice — yo‘ldan urmoq, jalb qilmoq.

🇷🇺Entice. entice — заманивать.

10Gap (10): …pay people to ______ promote products.

🇬🇧Adverb: covertly. (covertly: secretly (opposite: overtly))

🇺🇿Covertly. covertly — yashirin ravishda.

🇷🇺Covertly. covertly — тайно.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Is animal behaviour analogous ___ ours?

🇬🇧Analogous to. (analogous to: similar in some way)

🇺🇿Analogous to. analogous to — … ga o‘xshash.

🇷🇺Analogous to. analogous to — аналогичный.

12Advertising taps ___ our tendency to imitate.

🇬🇧Tap into. (tap into: to use something that already exists for your advantage)

🇺🇿Tap into. tap into — … dan foydalanmoq.

🇷🇺Tap into. tap into — использовать, задействовать.

13We are inclined ___ imitate popular people.

🇬🇧Inclined to. (inclined to: likely or wanting to do something)

🇺🇿Inclined to. inclined to — … ga moyil.

🇷🇺Inclined to. inclined to — склонный.

14Stars were draped ___ diamonds.

🇬🇧Draped in. (drape: to cover loosely with cloth or other material)

🇺🇿Draped in. drape — o‘rab qo‘ymoq, yopib qo‘ymoq.

🇷🇺Draped in. drape — драпировать, укутывать.

15We are targeted by an avalanche ___ information.

🇬🇧An avalanche of. (an avalanche of: a very large amount of something arriving at once)

🇺🇿Avalanche of. an avalanche of — bir qancha to‘lqini, ko‘chkisi.

🇷🇺Avalanche of. an avalanche of — лавина, поток.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankshapesecretlysimilareternalobvioustempt
16entice (entice us to linger)

🇬🇧Entice = tempt. (entice: to persuade someone to do something by offering something attractive)

🇺🇿entice — yo‘ldan urmoq, jalb qilmoq.

🇷🇺entice — заманивать.

17everlasting (everlasting love)

🇬🇧Everlasting = eternal. (everlasting: lasting forever)

🇺🇿everlasting — abadiy.

🇷🇺everlasting — вечный.

18blatant (blatant neon signs)

🇬🇧Blatant = obvious. (blatant: very obvious, often in a bad or shameless way)

🇺🇿blatant — ochiq-oydin, uyatsiz.

🇷🇺blatant — откровенный, вопиющий.

19mould (mould our habits)

🇬🇧Mould = shape. (mould: to influence and shape someone’s character or opinions (US mold))

🇺🇿mould — shakllantirmoq.

🇷🇺mould — формировать.

20surreptitiously (targeted surreptitiously)

🇬🇧Surreptitiously = secretly. ‘Similar’ matches analogous.

🇺🇿surreptitiously — yashirincha.

🇷🇺surreptitiously — тайком.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21invaluable

🇬🇧Invaluable means extremely useful — a common false friend!

🇺🇿Invaluable — juda foydali (qiymatsiz emas!). invaluable — bebaho.

🇷🇺Invaluable — бесценный (не ‘бесполезный’!). invaluable — бесценный.

22linger

🇬🇧linger over sth. (linger: to stay somewhere longer than necessary)

🇺🇿linger over. linger — uzoqroq qolib ketmoq.

🇷🇺linger over. linger — задерживаться.

23pose

🇬🇧pose a threat to.

🇺🇿pose a threat to.

🇷🇺pose a threat to.

24commitment

🇬🇧commitment to. (commitment: a promise to do something or to stay loyal; dedication)

🇺🇿commitment to. commitment — majburiyat, sadoqat.

🇷🇺commitment to. commitment — обязательство, преданность.

25much less

🇬🇧much less after a negative. (much less: used to say something is even less likely)

🇺🇿much less. much less — … u yoqda tursin.

🇷🇺much less. much less — не говоря уже о.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 shior · 🇷🇺 слоган

🇬🇧Slogan. (slogan: a short, memorable phrase used in advertising or politics)

🇺🇿slogan — shior.

🇷🇺slogan — слоган.

27🇺🇿 ijtimoiy zinapoya · 🇷🇺 социальная лестница

🇬🇧Social ladder. (social ladder: the system of social ranks in a society)

🇺🇿social ladder — ijtimoiy zinapoya.

🇷🇺social ladder — социальная лестница.

28🇺🇿 tarqatish · 🇷🇺 распространение

🇬🇧Dissemination. (dissemination: the spreading of information widely)

🇺🇿dissemination — tarqatish.

🇷🇺dissemination — распространение.

29🇺🇿 oqsamoq · 🇷🇺 хромать

🇬🇧Limp. (limp: to walk with difficulty because of an injured leg)

🇺🇿limp — oqsamoq.

🇷🇺limp — хромать.

30🇺🇿 keng fikrli · 🇷🇺 непредубеждённый

🇬🇧Open-minded. (open-minded: willing to consider new ideas)

🇺🇿open-minded — keng fikrli.

🇷🇺open-minded — непредубеждённый.