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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Plan to Bring an Asteroid to Earth

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 plan has been on the drawing board. This means it has been…

🇬🇧On the drawing board = being planned. (on the drawing board: being planned but not yet started)

🇺🇿Loyiha bosqichida. on the drawing board — loyiha bosqichida.

🇷🇺На стадии разработки. on the drawing board — на стадии разработки.

2A stationary base is…

🇬🇧Stationary = not moving. (stationary: not moving (don’t confuse with stationery = paper, pens))

🇺🇿Harakatsiz. stationary — harakatsiz.

🇷🇺Неподвижная. stationary — неподвижный.

3If challenges seem daunting, they seem…

🇬🇧Daunting = intimidating. (daunting: making you feel worried about your ability to do something difficult)

🇺🇿Qo‘rqituvchi. daunting — qo‘rqituvchi, qiyin tuyuladigan.

🇷🇺Пугающие. daunting — пугающий, устрашающий.

4Taxpayers must foot the bill. This means they must…

🇬🇧Foot the bill = pay. (foot the bill: to pay for something, often unwillingly)

🇺🇿To‘lamoq. foot the bill — xarajatni to‘lamoq.

🇷🇺Оплачивать. foot the bill — оплачивать счёт.

5Science alone can’t justify the expense. This means it can’t…

🇬🇧Justify = show something is reasonable. (justify: to show that something is reasonable or necessary)

🇺🇿Oqlamoq. justify — oqlamoq, asoslamoq.

🇷🇺Оправдать. justify — оправдывать.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadScientists are studying the (6) of capturing an asteroid. The plan (7): a base in space would save fuel. But moving such a (8) object is (9), and someone would have to (10).
Word bankfoot the billfeasibilityhas its meritsheftyrelicdauntingstationary
6Gap (6): …studying the ______ of capturing…

🇬🇧Noun: feasibility. (feasibility: how possible or practical something is (feasibility study))

🇺🇿Feasibility. feasibility — amalga oshirish imkoniyati.

🇷🇺Feasibility. feasibility — осуществимость.

7Gap (7): The plan ______…

🇬🇧Has its merits.

🇺🇿Has its merits.

🇷🇺Has its merits.

8Gap (8): …moving such a ______ object…

🇬🇧Adjective: hefty. (hefty: large and heavy; (of money) large)

🇺🇿Hefty. hefty — og‘ir, katta.

🇷🇺Hefty. hefty — тяжёлый, солидный.

9Gap (9): …is ______…

🇬🇧Adjective: daunting. (daunting: making you feel worried about your ability to do something difficult)

🇺🇿Daunting. daunting — qo‘rqituvchi, qiyin tuyuladigan.

🇷🇺Daunting. daunting — пугающий, устрашающий.

10Gap (10): …someone would have to ______.

🇬🇧Foot the bill = pay. (foot the bill: to pay for something, often unwillingly)

🇺🇿Foot the bill. foot the bill — xarajatni to‘lamoq.

🇷🇺Foot the bill. foot the bill — оплачивать счёт.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11There’s no shortage ___ potential targets.

🇬🇧No shortage of. (no shortage of: plenty of)

🇺🇿Shortage of. no shortage of — … ning kamligi yo‘q.

🇷🇺Shortage of. no shortage of — нет недостатка в.

12It would be useful in the event ___ a threat.

🇬🇧In the event of. (in the event of: if something happens (formal))

🇺🇿In the event of. in the event of — … sodir bo‘lgan taqdirda.

🇷🇺In the event of. in the event of — в случае.

13Obstacles only add ___ the appeal of the project.

🇬🇧Add to. (add to the appeal: to make something more attractive)

🇺🇿Add to. add to the appeal — jozibasini oshirmoq.

🇷🇺Add to. add to the appeal — добавлять привлекательности.

14Once you get ___ the initial reaction, it seems reasonable.

🇬🇧Get over. (get over: to stop being surprised or upset by something)

🇺🇿Get over. get over — o‘zini tiklab olmoq, … dan o‘tmoq.

🇷🇺Get over. get over — пережить, преодолеть.

15A probe could anchor ___ the asteroid.

🇬🇧Anchor to. (anchor: to fix something firmly in position)

🇺🇿Anchor to. anchor — langar tashlamoq, mahkamlamoq.

🇷🇺Anchor to. anchor — закреплять, бросать якорь.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankreviewpossiblyprojectlargeachievestill
16accomplish (accomplished within a decade)

🇬🇧Accomplish = achieve. (accomplish: to succeed in doing something)

🇺🇿accomplish — amalga oshirmoq.

🇷🇺accomplish — выполнить, достичь.

17undertaking (an excessive undertaking)

🇬🇧Undertaking = project. (undertaking: a big or difficult task or project)

🇺🇿undertaking — yirik vazifa, loyiha.

🇷🇺undertaking — предприятие, задача.

18substantial (a substantial target)

🇬🇧Substantial = large. (substantial: large in size, amount or importance)

🇺🇿substantial — salmoqli.

🇷🇺substantial — значительный.

19conceivably (there might conceivably be millions)

🇬🇧Conceivably = possibly. (conceivably: possibly)

🇺🇿conceivably — ehtimol.

🇷🇺conceivably — возможно.

20go over (go over every difficulty)

🇬🇧Go over = review. ‘Still’ matches stationary.

🇺🇿go over — ko‘zdan kechirmoq.

🇷🇺go over — просматривать, проверять.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21stationary / stationery

🇬🇧stationary = not moving; stationery = paper and pens.

🇺🇿stationary. stationary — harakatsiz.

🇷🇺stationary. stationary — неподвижный.

22justify

🇬🇧justify + object. (justify: to show that something is reasonable or necessary)

🇺🇿justify sth. justify — oqlamoq, asoslamoq.

🇷🇺justify sth. justify — оправдывать.

23in the event of

🇬🇧In the event of + noun. (in the event of: if something happens (formal))

🇺🇿In the event of. in the event of — … sodir bo‘lgan taqdirda.

🇷🇺In the event of. in the event of — в случае.

24take seriously

🇬🇧take sth seriously (adverb).

🇺🇿take … seriously.

🇷🇺take … seriously.

25foot the bill

🇬🇧Idiom: foot the bill. (foot the bill: to pay for something, often unwillingly)

🇺🇿foot the bill. foot the bill — xarajatni to‘lamoq.

🇷🇺foot the bill. foot the bill — оплачивать счёт.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 soliq to‘lovchi · 🇷🇺 налогоплательщик

🇬🇧Taxpayer. (taxpayer: a person who pays tax)

🇺🇿taxpayer — soliq to‘lovchi.

🇷🇺taxpayer — налогоплательщик.

27🇺🇿 loyiha bosqichida · 🇷🇺 на стадии разработки

🇬🇧On the drawing board. (on the drawing board: being planned but not yet started)

🇺🇿on the drawing board — loyiha bosqichida.

🇷🇺on the drawing board — на стадии разработки.

28🇺🇿 imkoniyatlar · 🇷🇺 возможности

🇬🇧Capabilities. (capabilities: the abilities or powers to do something)

🇺🇿capabilities — imkoniyatlar, qobiliyatlar.

🇷🇺capabilities — возможности.

29🇺🇿 haddan tashqari · 🇷🇺 чрезмерный

🇬🇧Excessive. (excessive: more than is necessary or reasonable)

🇺🇿excessive — haddan tashqari.

🇷🇺excessive — чрезмерный.

30🇺🇿 ekipajli · 🇷🇺 пилотируемый

🇬🇧Manned. (manned (↔ unmanned): (of a spacecraft) carrying people (unmanned = without people))

🇺🇿manned (↔ unmanned) — ekipajli (↔ uchuvchisiz).

🇷🇺manned (↔ unmanned) — пилотируемый (↔ беспилотный).