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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Multi-tasking and the Brain

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
1Phoning while driving is ill-advised. This means it is…

🇬🇧Ill-advised = not sensible. (ill-advised: not sensible; unwise)

🇺🇿O‘ylanmagan. ill-advised — o‘ylanmagan, noto‘g‘ri.

🇷🇺Неразумно. ill-advised — неразумный.

2Performance deteriorates. This means it…

🇬🇧Deteriorate = get worse. (deteriorate: to become worse)

🇺🇿Yomonlashmoq. deteriorate — yomonlashmoq.

🇷🇺Ухудшаться. deteriorate — ухудшаться.

3We try to juggle tasks. This means we try to…

🇬🇧Juggle = handle several things at once. (juggle: to try to deal with several things at the same time)

🇺🇿Uddalamoq. juggle — bir vaqtda uddalamoq.

🇷🇺Совмещать. juggle — совмещать, жонглировать.

4Nobody can juggle two, never mind three tasks. This means…

🇬🇧Never mind = let alone. (never mind: used to say that something is even less likely than the thing just mentioned)

🇺🇿U yoqda tursin. never mind — … u yoqda tursin.

🇷🇺Не говоря уже. never mind — не говоря уже о.

5Ability comes down to DNA. This means it…

🇬🇧Come down to = depend on. (come down to: to depend mainly on)

🇺🇿Borib taqalmoq. come down to — … ga borib taqalmoq.

🇷🇺Сводиться к. come down to — сводиться к.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadMost people think they can multi-task, but research shows performance (6) when attention is (7). Even (8) phones distract drivers. Some rare super-taskers can (9) many tasks, and this ability may (10) genes.
Word bankjugglecome down tosuperiorchewdeteriorateshands-freesplit
6Gap (6): …performance ______…

🇬🇧Verb: deteriorates. (deteriorate: to become worse)

🇺🇿Deteriorates. deteriorate — yomonlashmoq.

🇷🇺Deteriorates. deteriorate — ухудшаться.

7Gap (7): …when attention is ______.

🇬🇧Passive: is split. (split: to divide into parts (past: split))

🇺🇿Split. split — bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Split. split — делить.

8Gap (8): Even ______ phones distract drivers.

🇬🇧Adjective: hands-free. (hands-free: able to be used without holding it)

🇺🇿Hands-free. hands-free — qo‘lsiz ishlaydigan.

🇷🇺Hands-free. hands-free — без использования рук.

9Gap (9): …can ______ many tasks…

🇬🇧Verb: juggle. (juggle: to try to deal with several things at the same time)

🇺🇿Juggle. juggle — bir vaqtda uddalamoq.

🇷🇺Juggle. juggle — совмещать, жонглировать.

10Gap (10): …may ______ genes.

🇬🇧Come down to = depend on. (come down to: to depend mainly on)

🇺🇿Come down to. come down to — … ga borib taqalmoq.

🇷🇺Come down to. come down to — сводиться к.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11You can’t pay close attention ___ two tasks.

🇬🇧Pay attention to.

🇺🇿Pay attention to.

🇷🇺Pay attention to.

12Attention is split ___ tasks.

🇬🇧Split between. (split: to divide into parts (past: split))

🇺🇿Split between. split — bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Split between. split — делить.

13Some claim women are superior ___ men at multi-tasking.

🇬🇧Superior to — never than. (superior (to): better than others (superior to, not than))

🇺🇿Superior to. superior (to) — ustun, yaxshiroq.

🇷🇺Superior to. superior (to) — превосходящий.

14The brain switches back ___ forth.

🇬🇧Back and forth. (back and forth: first in one direction and then the other, repeatedly)

🇺🇿Back and forth. back and forth — u yoqdan bu yoqqa.

🇷🇺Back and forth. back and forth — туда-сюда.

15It depends ___ a large extent on DNA.

🇬🇧To a large extent. (to a large extent: mostly; very much)

🇺🇿To a large extent. to a large extent — katta darajada.

🇷🇺To a large extent. to a large extent — в значительной степени.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankluxurysimultaneouslyweakenedimaginaryjobworsen
16concurrently (doing things concurrently)

🇬🇧Concurrently = simultaneously. (concurrently: at the same time)

🇺🇿concurrently — bir vaqtda.

🇷🇺concurrently — одновременно.

17deteriorate (performance deteriorates)

🇬🇧Deteriorate = worsen. (deteriorate: to become worse)

🇺🇿deteriorate — yomonlashmoq.

🇷🇺deteriorate — ухудшаться.

18occupation (any occupation)

🇬🇧Occupation = job. (occupation: a job or profession)

🇺🇿occupation — kasb.

🇷🇺occupation — профессия.

19mythical (a mythical activity)

🇬🇧Mythical = imaginary. (mythical: imaginary; existing only in stories)

🇺🇿mythical — afsonaviy, xayoliy.

🇷🇺mythical — мифический.

20impaired (performance was impaired)

🇬🇧Impaired = weakened. ‘Luxury’ matches high-end.

🇺🇿impaired — zaiflashgan, buzilgan.

🇷🇺impaired — ослабленный, нарушенный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21superior

🇬🇧superior to — no more, no than. (superior (to): better than others (superior to, not than))

🇺🇿superior to. superior (to) — ustun, yaxshiroq.

🇷🇺superior to. superior (to) — превосходящий.

22never mind

🇬🇧never mind + base form / noun. (never mind: used to say that something is even less likely than the thing just mentioned)

🇺🇿never mind run. never mind — … u yoqda tursin.

🇷🇺never mind run. never mind — не говоря уже о.

23inherit

🇬🇧inherit + object. (inherit: to receive qualities from parents through genes; to receive money after death)

🇺🇿inherited her eyes. inherit — meros qilib olmoq.

🇷🇺inherited her eyes. inherit — унаследовать.

24all in all

🇬🇧Fixed phrase: all in all. (all in all: considering everything; in summary)

🇺🇿all in all. all in all — umuman olganda.

🇷🇺all in all. all in all — в целом.

25split

🇬🇧split – split – split. (split: to divide into parts (past: split))

🇺🇿split. split — bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺split. split — делить.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 samaradorlik · 🇷🇺 эффективность

🇬🇧Efficiency. (efficiency: doing something well without wasting time or energy)

🇺🇿efficiency — samaradorlik.

🇷🇺efficiency — эффективность.

27🇺🇿 boshqa sharoitlar teng bo‘lsa · 🇷🇺 при прочих равных

🇬🇧All other things being equal. (all other things being equal: if everything else stays the same)

🇺🇿all other things being equal — boshqa sharoitlar teng bo‘lsa.

🇷🇺all other things being equal — при прочих равных.

28🇺🇿 keskin · 🇷🇺 резко

🇬🇧Drastically. (drastically: in a sudden and extreme way)

🇺🇿drastically — keskin.

🇷🇺drastically — резко.

29🇺🇿 cho‘qqiga chiqmoq · 🇷🇺 подняться на вершину

🇬🇧Rise to the top. (rise to the top: to become very successful in a job or field)

🇺🇿rise to the top — cho‘qqiga chiqmoq.

🇷🇺rise to the top — подняться на вершину.

30🇺🇿 asab tizimiga oid · 🇷🇺 нейронный

🇬🇧Neural. (neural: connected with nerves or the brain)

🇺🇿neural — asab tizimiga oid.

🇷🇺neural — нейронный.