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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

How Do Plants Talk to Each Other?

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 results were difficult to replicate. This means…

🇬🇧Replicate = repeat with the same results. (replicate: to repeat an experiment and get the same result; to copy exactly)

🇺🇿Takrorlamoq. replicate — takrorlamoq (tajribani).

🇷🇺Воспроизвести. replicate — воспроизводить.

2The ideas had been discredited. This means…

🇬🇧Discredit = make people stop believing. (discredit: to make people stop believing in an idea or person)

🇺🇿Rad etilgan. discredit — obro‘sizlantirmoq, rad etmoq.

🇷🇺Дискредитированы. discredit — дискредитировать, опровергать.

3Plants grew in close proximity to sagebrush. This means…

🇬🇧In close proximity to = very near. (in close proximity to: very near to (formal))

🇺🇿Juda yaqin. in close proximity to — … ga juda yaqin.

🇷🇺Рядом. in close proximity to — в непосредственной близости от.

4Chemicals induce resistance. Induce means…

🇬🇧Induce = cause. (induce: to cause something to happen)

🇺🇿Keltirib chiqarmoq. induce — keltirib chiqarmoq.

🇷🇺Вызывать. induce — вызывать.

5Plants are anything but uncommunicative. This means they…

🇬🇧Anything but = not at all. (anything but: not at all)

🇺🇿Aslo … emas. anything but — aslo … emas.

🇷🇺Вовсе не. anything but — что угодно, только не.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadAt first, the idea that plants (6) each other to danger was (7). Later experiments showed that damaged plants release chemicals that (8) resistance in neighbours. Some fungi help plants (9) sugars, and Gagliano faced much (10) about her sound theory.
Word bankhardymerelyinducein exchange forscepticismalertdiscredited
6Gap (6): …plants ______ each other to danger…

🇬🇧Alert sb to danger. (alert (to): to warn someone of danger or a situation)

🇺🇿Alert. alert (to) — ogohlantirmoq.

🇷🇺Alert. alert (to) — предупреждать.

7Gap (7): …was ______.

🇬🇧Passive: was discredited. (discredit: to make people stop believing in an idea or person)

🇺🇿Discredited. discredit — obro‘sizlantirmoq, rad etmoq.

🇷🇺Discredited. discredit — дискредитировать, опровергать.

8Gap (8): …chemicals that ______ resistance…

🇬🇧Verb: induce = cause. (induce: to cause something to happen)

🇺🇿Induce. induce — keltirib chiqarmoq.

🇷🇺Induce. induce — вызывать.

9Gap (9): …help plants ______ sugars…

🇬🇧In exchange for = as a trade for. (in exchange for: as a trade for something)

🇺🇿In exchange for. in exchange for — … evaziga.

🇷🇺In exchange for. in exchange for — в обмен на.

10Gap (10): …faced much ______…

🇬🇧Noun: scepticism = doubt. (scepticism: doubt about whether something is true (US skepticism))

🇺🇿Scepticism. scepticism — shubha, skeptitsizm.

🇷🇺Scepticism. scepticism — скептицизм.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Trees alert neighbours ___ a predator.

🇬🇧Alert sb to sth. (alert (to): to warn someone of danger or a situation)

🇺🇿Alert to. alert (to) — ogohlantirmoq.

🇷🇺Alert to. alert (to) — предупреждать.

12Chilli plants compensated ___ the fennel.

🇬🇧Compensate for. (compensate (for): to reduce the bad effect of something by doing something else; to pay for loss)

🇺🇿Compensate for. compensate (for) — o‘rnini to‘ldirmoq, qoplamoq.

🇷🇺Compensate for. compensate (for) — компенсировать.

13Fungi provide nutrients in exchange ___ sugars.

🇬🇧In exchange for. (in exchange for: as a trade for something)

🇺🇿In exchange for. in exchange for — … evaziga.

🇷🇺In exchange for. in exchange for — в обмен на.

14Plants are capable ___ sophisticated exchanges.

🇬🇧Capable of.

🇺🇿Capable of.

🇷🇺Capable of.

15Plants grew in close proximity ___ sagebrush.

🇬🇧In close proximity to. (in close proximity to: very near to (formal))

🇺🇿Proximity to. in close proximity to — … ga juda yaqin.

🇷🇺Proximity to. in close proximity to — в непосредственной близости от.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word banktheoryareatoughimproveassessfeature
16enhance (enhances the fitness)

🇬🇧Enhance = improve. (enhance: to improve the quality or value of something)

🇺🇿enhance — yaxshilamoq, oshirmoq.

🇷🇺enhance — улучшать, повышать.

17trait (a trait could be stable)

🇬🇧Trait = feature. (trait: a particular quality or characteristic)

🇺🇿trait — xususiyat, belgi.

🇷🇺trait — черта.

18hypothesis (one hypothesis is…)

🇬🇧Hypothesis = theory. (hypothesis: an idea that has not yet been proved (plural: hypotheses))

🇺🇿hypothesis — gipoteza, taxmin.

🇷🇺hypothesis — гипотеза.

19evaluate (evaluated the response)

🇬🇧Evaluate = assess. (evaluate: to judge the quality or effect of something)

🇺🇿evaluate — baholamoq.

🇷🇺evaluate — оценивать.

20hardy (hardier crops)

🇬🇧Hardy = tough. ‘Area’ matches realm. (hardy: strong and able to survive difficult conditions)

🇺🇿hardy — chidamli.

🇷🇺hardy — выносливый.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21phenomenon

🇬🇧Plural of phenomenon is phenomena. (phenomenon: something that happens or exists, especially something unusual (plural: phenomena))

🇺🇿phenomena. phenomenon — hodisa.

🇷🇺phenomena. phenomenon — явление.

22hypothesis

🇬🇧Plural: hypotheses.

🇺🇿hypotheses.

🇷🇺hypotheses.

23compensate

🇬🇧compensate for a loss. (compensate (for): to reduce the bad effect of something by doing something else; to pay for loss)

🇺🇿compensate for. compensate (for) — o‘rnini to‘ldirmoq, qoplamoq.

🇷🇺compensate for. compensate (for) — компенсировать.

24be capable of

🇬🇧capable of + -ing.

🇺🇿capable of + -ing.

🇷🇺capable of + -ing.

25merely

🇬🇧merely goes before what it limits: merely a suggestion.

🇺🇿merely a …. merely — faqat, shunchaki.

🇷🇺merely a …. merely — лишь, просто.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 hodisa · 🇷🇺 явление

🇬🇧Phenomenon. (phenomenon: something that happens or exists, especially something unusual (plural: phenomena))

🇺🇿phenomenon — hodisa.

🇷🇺phenomenon — явление.

27🇺🇿 xavf signali · 🇷🇺 сигнал бедствия

🇬🇧Distress signal. (distress signal: a message sent to show danger or need for help)

🇺🇿distress signal — xavf signali.

🇷🇺distress signal — сигнал бедствия.

28🇺🇿 ufqda · 🇷🇺 на горизонте

🇬🇧On the horizon. (on the horizon: likely to happen soon)

🇺🇿on the horizon — ufqda, yaqinlashayotgan.

🇷🇺on the horizon — на горизонте.

29🇺🇿 muvofiqlashtirmoq · 🇷🇺 координировать

🇬🇧Coordinate. (coordinate: to organise parts so they work together well)

🇺🇿coordinate — muvofiqlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺coordinate — координировать.

30🇺🇿 nozik · 🇷🇺 тонкий

🇬🇧Subtle. (subtle: not obvious; small but important)

🇺🇿subtle — nozik, sezilarsiz.

🇷🇺subtle — тонкий, едва заметный.