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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Neanderthal Technology

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
1The region was a benign habitat. Benign means…

🇬🇧Benign = gentle, not harmful. (benign: gentle and not harmful)

🇺🇿Benign — yumshoq, qulay. benign — yumshoq, zararsiz.

🇷🇺Benign — мягкий, благоприятный. benign — мягкий, благоприятный.

2A charred piece of birch was found. Charred means…

🇬🇧Charred = burnt and black. (charred: burnt and black)

🇺🇿Kuygan. charred — kuygan.

🇷🇺Обугленный. charred — обугленный.

3Survival is inconceivable without fire. Inconceivable means…

🇬🇧Inconceivable = impossible to imagine. (inconceivable: impossible to imagine or believe)

🇺🇿Tasavvur qilib bo‘lmaydigan. inconceivable — tasavvur qilib bo‘lmaydigan.

🇷🇺Немыслимый. inconceivable — немыслимый.

4Fire gave defence against predatory animals. These animals…

🇬🇧Predatory = hunting other animals. (predatory: (of an animal) killing and eating other animals)

🇺🇿Yirtqich. predatory — yirtqich.

🇷🇺Хищный. predatory — хищный.

5Meat was abundant. This means there was…

🇬🇧Abundant = plentiful. (abundant: existing in large quantities; more than enough)

🇺🇿Mo‘l. abundant — mo‘l, serob.

🇷🇺Обильный. abundant — обильный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadNeanderthals made tools from (6) and lived in caves that gave them (7) from floods. Where there were no caves, they built simple (8). Ash at many sites (9) their use of fire, which also kept away (10) animals.
Word bankpredatoryplateauflintpeltssheltersrefugetestifies to
6Gap (6): …made tools from ______…

🇬🇧Flint = hard stone for tools. (flint: a hard grey stone that was used to make tools and start fires)

🇺🇿Flint — chaqmoqtosh. flint — chaqmoqtosh.

🇷🇺Flint — кремень. flint — кремень.

7Gap (7): …caves that gave them ______ from floods.

🇬🇧Refuge from = protection from. (refuge: a place that gives protection from danger or trouble)

🇺🇿Refuge — panoh. refuge — panoh.

🇷🇺Refuge — убежище. refuge — убежище.

8Gap (8): …they built simple ______.

🇬🇧Plural noun: shelters. (shelter: a place that protects you from bad weather or danger)

🇺🇿Shelters — boshpanalar. shelter — boshpana.

🇷🇺Shelters — укрытия. shelter — укрытие, убежище.

9Gap (9): Ash at many sites ______ their use of fire…

🇬🇧Testify to = show that something is true. (testify to: to show clearly that something is true)

🇺🇿Testify to — dalolat bermoq. testify to — …dan dalolat bermoq.

🇷🇺Testify to — свидетельствовать о. testify to — свидетельствовать о.

10Gap (10): …kept away ______ animals.

🇬🇧Predatory animals hunt others. (predatory: (of an animal) killing and eating other animals)

🇺🇿Predatory — yirtqich. predatory — yirtqich.

🇷🇺Predatory — хищный. predatory — хищный.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Caves were often sited ___ small river valleys.

🇬🇧Sited in a place.

🇺🇿In.

🇷🇺In.

12The bones have been interpreted ___ the remains of a tent.

🇬🇧Interpret as. (interpret (as): to decide what something means)

🇺🇿As. interpret (as) — …deb talqin qilmoq.

🇷🇺As. interpret (as) — истолковывать как.

13Caves offered refuge ___ floods.

🇬🇧Refuge from danger. (refuge: a place that gives protection from danger or trouble)

🇺🇿From. refuge — panoh.

🇷🇺From. refuge — убежище.

14The ash testifies ___ the use of fire.

🇬🇧Testify to. (testify to: to show clearly that something is true)

🇺🇿To. testify to — …dan dalolat bermoq.

🇷🇺To. testify to — свидетельствовать о.

15Claims of stone circles run ___ against the fact that stones are everywhere.

🇬🇧Run up against = meet a difficulty.

🇺🇿Up.

🇷🇺Up.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word banksuggestviewpointfurancientplentifuldig up
16prehistoric (our prehistoric ancestors)

🇬🇧Prehistoric ≈ ancient. (prehistoric: from the time before history was written down)

🇺🇿prehistoric — tarixdan oldingi.

🇷🇺prehistoric — доисторический.

17excavate (the site was excavated)

🇬🇧Excavate = dig up. (excavate: to dig carefully to find old objects)

🇺🇿excavate — qazishmalar olib bormoq.

🇷🇺excavate — проводить раскопки.

18hypothesise (the hypothesised tents)

🇬🇧Hypothesise = suggest an explanation. (hypothesise: to suggest an explanation that has not yet been proved)

🇺🇿hypothesise — faraz qilmoq.

🇷🇺hypothesise — выдвигать гипотезу.

19vantage point (good game-watching vantage points)

🇬🇧Vantage point = viewpoint. (vantage point: a high place from which you can see a lot)

🇺🇿vantage point — kuzatuv nuqtasi.

🇷🇺vantage point — наблюдательный пункт.

20pelt (animal pelts as bed coverings)

🇬🇧Pelt = animal skin with fur. ‘Plentiful’ matches abundant.

🇺🇿pelt — po‘st, teri.

🇷🇺pelt — шкура.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21boast

🇬🇧In this meaning, boast + direct object (= has).

🇺🇿boast sth. boast (sth) — ega bo‘lmoq, faxrlanmoq.

🇷🇺boast sth. boast (sth) — может похвастаться.

22abundant

🇬🇧Adjective after is: abundant. (abundant: existing in large quantities; more than enough)

🇺🇿abundant — sifat. abundant — mo‘l, serob.

🇷🇺abundant — прилагательное. abundant — обильный.

23preserve

🇬🇧Adverb well, not good.

🇺🇿well.

🇷🇺well.

24with certainty

🇬🇧Noun: with certainty. (with certainty: in a way that is completely sure)

🇺🇿with certainty. with certainty — aniq, ishonch bilan.

🇷🇺with certainty. with certainty — с уверенностью.

25ancestor

🇬🇧Plural subject → were.

🇺🇿were.

🇷🇺were.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 o‘choq · 🇷🇺 очаг

🇬🇧Hearth. (hearth: the floor of a fireplace; a place where a fire is made)

🇺🇿hearth — o‘choq.

🇷🇺hearth — очаг.

27🇺🇿 ajdod · 🇷🇺 предок

🇬🇧Ancestor. (ancestor: a person in your family who lived a long time ago)

🇺🇿ancestor — ajdod.

🇷🇺ancestor — предок.

28🇺🇿 eroziya · 🇷🇺 эрозия

🇬🇧Erosion. (erosion: the gradual damage to land caused by wind, water or ice)

🇺🇿erosion — eroziya, yemirilish.

🇷🇺erosion — эрозия, разрушение.

29🇺🇿 saqlamoq · 🇷🇺 сохранять

🇬🇧Preserve. (preserve: to keep something in good condition)

🇺🇿preserve — saqlamoq.

🇷🇺preserve — сохранять.

30🇺🇿 zich · 🇷🇺 плотный

🇬🇧Dense. (dense: with many things or people close together)

🇺🇿dense — zich.

🇷🇺dense — плотный, густой.