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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Revolutions in Mapping

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
1Radar can penetrate jungle foliage. It can…

🇬🇧Penetrate = go into or through something. (penetrate: to go into or through something, especially with difficulty)

🇺🇿Ichiga kirib bormoq. penetrate — ichiga kirmoq, o‘tib bormoq.

🇷🇺Проникать. penetrate — проникать, пробиваться.

2Computers have prodigious memories. Their memories are…

🇬🇧Prodigious = extremely large. (prodigious: extremely large or impressive)

🇺🇿Ulkan. prodigious — ulkan, hayratlanarli.

🇷🇺Огромный. prodigious — колоссальный, огромный.

3Ptolemy built on the ideas of his predecessors. These were people who…

🇬🇧Predecessor = someone who came before. (predecessor: a person who had a job or position before someone else)

🇺🇿O‘tmishdosh. predecessor — o‘tmishdosh, avvalgi.

🇷🇺Предшественник. predecessor — предшественник.

4The Mercator projection causes distortion. Shapes look…

🇬🇧Distortion = a change in the real shape. (distortion: a change that makes something look different from its real shape)

🇺🇿Buzilish. distortion — buzilish, o‘zgarish.

🇷🇺Искажение. distortion — искажение.

5Mapping came into its own with the Cassini family. It…

🇬🇧Come into its own = become truly useful or successful.

🇺🇿O‘z qadrini ko‘rsatmoq. come into its own — o‘z qadrini ko‘rsatmoq.

🇷🇺Проявить себя. come into its own — проявить себя в полной мере.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadThe first major (6) in cartography was measuring the Earth. Ptolemy's main (7) was his advice to draw maps (8). The sheets in the library are so (9) that scholars wear gloves. Today a map can be printed (10).
Word bankfoliagemilestoneto scalefrontierfragileat the click of a buttonlegacy
6Gap (6): The first major ______ in cartography…

🇬🇧Milestone = an important stage. (milestone: a very important event in the development of something)

🇺🇿Milestone. milestone — muhim bosqich, burilish nuqtasi.

🇷🇺Milestone. milestone — веха, важный этап.

7Gap (7): Ptolemy's main ______ was his advice…

🇬🇧Legacy = what remains from the past. (legacy: something that remains from the past and still has an effect)

🇺🇿Legacy. legacy — meros.

🇷🇺Legacy. legacy — наследие.

8Gap (8): …to draw maps ______.

🇬🇧To scale = in correct proportion. (to scale: with all parts in the correct size compared with each other)

🇺🇿To scale. to scale — masshtab bo‘yicha.

🇷🇺To scale. to scale — в масштабе.

9Gap (9): The sheets are so ______ that scholars wear gloves.

🇬🇧Fragile = easily damaged. (fragile: easily broken or damaged)

🇺🇿Fragile. fragile — mo‘rt, nozik.

🇷🇺Fragile. fragile — хрупкий.

10Gap (10): Today a map can be printed ______.

🇬🇧At the click of a button = instantly. (at the click of a button: very quickly and easily, using a computer)

🇺🇿At the click of a button. at the click of a button — bir tugmani bosish bilan.

🇷🇺At the click of a button. at the click of a button — одним нажатием кнопки.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Vision is no longer confined ___ what the eye can see.

🇬🇧Confined to. (confined to: limited to a particular place, area or group)

🇺🇿To. confined to — …bilan cheklangan.

🇷🇺To. confined to — ограниченный чем-либо.

12The compass created demand ___ useful charts.

🇬🇧Demand for. (demand for: the need or wish of people to have something)

🇺🇿For. demand for — …ga talab.

🇷🇺For. demand for — спрос на.

13Mapmakers could not live up ___ Ptolemy's principles.

🇬🇧Live up to. (live up to: to be as good as people expected or hoped)

🇺🇿To. live up to — umidni oqlamoq.

🇷🇺To. live up to — оправдать (ожидания).

14The collection resides ___ the basement of the library.

🇬🇧Reside in a place. (reside: to live or be kept in a particular place)

🇺🇿In. reside — yashamoq, joylashgan bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺In. reside — проживать, находиться.

15Ptolemy built ___ the ideas of his predecessors.

🇬🇧Build on = develop from.

🇺🇿On.

🇷🇺On.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankexplainoutlineenormousdepictleavestiny
16portray (portray a round world on paper)

🇬🇧Portray = depict. (portray: to show or describe someone or something in a particular way)

🇺🇿portray — tasvirlamoq.

🇷🇺portray — изображать.

17contour (images of its contours)

🇬🇧Contour = outline. (contour: the shape of the outer edge or surface of something)

🇺🇿contour — kontur, chegara chizig‘i.

🇷🇺contour — контур, очертание.

18foliage (jungle foliage)

🇬🇧Foliage = leaves. (foliage: the leaves of a tree or plant)

🇺🇿foliage — barglar, yaproqlar.

🇷🇺foliage — листва.

19spell out (spelled out a system)

🇬🇧Spell out = explain. (spell out: to explain something clearly and in detail)

🇺🇿spell out — aniq tushuntirib bermoq.

🇷🇺spell out — чётко изложить, разъяснить.

20prodigious (prodigious memories)

🇬🇧Prodigious = enormous. ‘Tiny’ is the opposite.

🇺🇿prodigious — ulkan, hayratlanarli.

🇷🇺prodigious — колоссальный, огромный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21confined to

🇬🇧be confined to + noun.

🇺🇿confined to.

🇷🇺confined to.

22live up to

🇬🇧live up to + expectations. (live up to: to be as good as people expected or hoped)

🇺🇿live up to. live up to — umidni oqlamoq.

🇷🇺live up to. live up to — оправдать (ожидания).

23lack

🇬🇧The verb lack has no preposition. (lack: to not have something, or not have enough of it)

🇺🇿lacked + noun. lack — yetishmaslik, …ga ega bo‘lmaslik.

🇷🇺lacked + noun. lack — не хватать, недоставать.

24reside

🇬🇧reside in + place. (reside: to live or be kept in a particular place)

🇺🇿reside in. reside — yashamoq, joylashgan bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺reside in. reside — проживать, находиться.

25launch

🇬🇧launch + object. (launch: to start something new, or send a ship or rocket into the sea or air)

🇺🇿launched an age. launch — boshlab bermoq, ishga tushirmoq.

🇷🇺launched an age. launch — начинать, запускать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 meros · 🇷🇺 наследие

🇬🇧Legacy. (legacy: something that remains from the past and still has an effect)

🇺🇿legacy — meros.

🇷🇺legacy — наследие.

27🇺🇿 mo‘rt, nozik · 🇷🇺 хрупкий

🇬🇧Fragile. (fragile: easily broken or damaged)

🇺🇿fragile — mo‘rt, nozik.

🇷🇺fragile — хрупкий.

28🇺🇿 navigatsiya · 🇷🇺 навигация

🇬🇧Navigation. (navigation: the skill or process of finding the way from one place to another)

🇺🇿navigation — navigatsiya, yo‘l topish.

🇷🇺navigation — навигация.

29🇺🇿 masshtab bo‘yicha · 🇷🇺 в масштабе

🇬🇧To scale. (to scale: with all parts in the correct size compared with each other)

🇺🇿to scale — masshtab bo‘yicha.

🇷🇺to scale — в масштабе.

30🇺🇿 o‘tmishdosh · 🇷🇺 предшественник

🇬🇧Predecessor. (predecessor: a person who had a job or position before someone else)

🇺🇿predecessor — o‘tmishdosh, avvalgi.

🇷🇺predecessor — предшественник.