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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Risk Taking

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 chance of illness is minuscule. It is…

🇬🇧Minuscule = extremely small. (minuscule: extremely small)

🇺🇿Juda kichik. minuscule — juda kichik, arzimas.

🇷🇺Крошечный. minuscule — крошечный, ничтожный.

2People want to keep the status quo. They want…

🇬🇧Status quo = the current situation. (status quo: the situation as it is now)

🇺🇿Mavjud holat. status quo — mavjud holat.

🇷🇺Существующее положение. status quo — статус-кво, существующее положение.

3Executives may disregard the evidence. They may…

🇬🇧Disregard = ignore. (disregard: to ignore something or treat it as unimportant)

🇺🇿E’tiborsiz qoldirmoq. disregard — e’tiborsiz qoldirmoq.

🇷🇺Игнорировать. disregard — игнорировать, пренебрегать.

4Leaders are oblivious to the risks. They are…

🇬🇧Oblivious = unaware. (oblivious: not aware of something happening around you)

🇺🇿Bexabar. oblivious — bexabar, befarq.

🇷🇺Не осознающий. oblivious — не замечающий, не осознающий.

5Today’s needs take precedence over future gains. They are…

🇬🇧Take precedence over = be more important than.

🇺🇿Ustun turadi. take precedence over — …dan ustun turmoq, birinchi o‘rinda bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Важнее. take precedence over — иметь приоритет над.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadPeople often (6) the risks of smoking, even when the evidence is clear. Our (7) of risk is not always rational. We risk a lot to avoid a loss but little to gain something, so we keep the (8). Companies, too, may (9) warning signs, and the results can be (10).
Word bankstatus quodisregardleveragecatastrophictenureperceptiondeny
6Gap (6): People often ______ the risks of smoking…

🇬🇧Deny = say it is not true. (deny: to say that something is not true)

🇺🇿Deny. deny — inkor etmoq.

🇷🇺Deny. deny — отрицать.

7Gap (7): Our ______ of risk is not always rational.

🇬🇧Perception = the way we see something. (perception: the way you think about or understand something)

🇺🇿Perception. perception — idrok, tasavvur.

🇷🇺Perception. perception — восприятие.

8Gap (8): …so we keep the ______.

🇬🇧Keep the status quo. (status quo: the situation as it is now)

🇺🇿Status quo. status quo — mavjud holat.

🇷🇺Status quo. status quo — статус-кво, существующее положение.

9Gap (9): Companies may ______ warning signs…

🇬🇧Disregard = ignore. (disregard: to ignore something or treat it as unimportant)

🇺🇿Disregard. disregard — e’tiborsiz qoldirmoq.

🇷🇺Disregard. disregard — игнорировать, пренебрегать.

10Gap (10): …the results can be ______.

🇬🇧Catastrophic = disastrous. (catastrophic: causing very great damage or suffering)

🇺🇿Catastrophic. catastrophic — halokatli, falokatli.

🇷🇺Catastrophic. catastrophic — катастрофический.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Organisations must cope ___ major shifts in policy.

🇬🇧Cope with. (cope with: to deal successfully with a difficult situation)

🇺🇿With. cope with — …ga bardosh bermoq, uddalamoq.

🇷🇺With. cope with — справляться с.

12Urgent needs take precedence ___ future gains.

🇬🇧Take precedence over. (take precedence over: to be more important than something else)

🇺🇿Over. take precedence over — …dan ustun turmoq, birinchi o‘rinda bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Over. take precedence over — иметь приоритет над.

13Under-investment can give rise ___ serious problems.

🇬🇧Give rise to. (give rise to: to cause something to happen or exist)

🇺🇿To. give rise to — …ga sabab bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺To. give rise to — порождать, вызывать.

14Some leaders are oblivious ___ the risks.

🇬🇧Oblivious to. (oblivious: not aware of something happening around you)

🇺🇿To. oblivious — bexabar, befarq.

🇷🇺To. oblivious — не замечающий, не осознающий.

15Grove was chairman during his tenure ___ Intel.

🇬🇧Tenure at a company. (tenure: the period of time when someone holds an important job)

🇺🇿At. tenure — lavozimda bo‘lgan davr.

🇷🇺At. tenure — срок пребывания в должности.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word banktogetherignorecharacterobstacleprobabilitychange
16modify (modify their behaviours)

🇬🇧Modify = change. (modify: to change something slightly, usually to improve it)

🇺🇿modify — o‘zgartirmoq, moslashtirmoq.

🇷🇺modify — изменять, видоизменять.

17hurdle (the high hurdles)

🇬🇧Hurdle = obstacle. (hurdle: a problem or difficulty that you must deal with)

🇺🇿hurdle — to‘siq, qiyinchilik.

🇷🇺hurdle — препятствие.

18collectively (acting collectively)

🇬🇧Collectively = together. (collectively: as a group, not as individuals)

🇺🇿collectively — birgalikda, jamoaviy ravishda.

🇷🇺collectively — коллективно, сообща.

19likelihood (the minuscule likelihood)

🇬🇧Likelihood = probability. (likelihood: how probable it is that something will happen)

🇺🇿likelihood — ehtimollik.

🇷🇺likelihood — вероятность.

20temperament (optimistic temperament)

🇬🇧Temperament = character. ‘Ignore’ matches disregard.

🇺🇿temperament — fe’l-atvor, xarakter.

🇷🇺temperament — темперамент, характер.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21deny

🇬🇧deny + -ing. (deny: to say that something is not true)

🇺🇿denied stealing. deny — inkor etmoq.

🇷🇺denied stealing. deny — отрицать.

22cope with

🇬🇧cope with something. (cope with: to deal successfully with a difficult situation)

🇺🇿copes with. cope with — …ga bardosh bermoq, uddalamoq.

🇷🇺copes with. cope with — справляться с.

23odds

🇬🇧Odds is plural: the odds are. (odds: the probability that something will happen)

🇺🇿odds are. odds — ehtimol, imkoniyat.

🇷🇺odds are. odds — шансы, вероятность.

24give rise to

🇬🇧give rise to (not ‘raise’). (give rise to: to cause something to happen or exist)

🇺🇿gave rise to. give rise to — …ga sabab bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺gave rise to. give rise to — порождать, вызывать.

25abandon

🇬🇧abandon + direct object. (abandon: to stop doing or using something, often because of problems)

🇺🇿abandoned the plan. abandon — tashlab ketmoq, voz kechmoq.

🇷🇺abandoned the plan. abandon — отказываться, бросать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 murosa · 🇷🇺 компромисс

🇬🇧Trade-off. (trade-off: a balance between two things you cannot have at the same time)

🇺🇿trade-off — murosa, bir narsa evaziga boshqasidan voz kechish.

🇷🇺trade-off — компромисс.

27🇺🇿 ehtimollik · 🇷🇺 вероятность

🇬🇧Likelihood. (likelihood: how probable it is that something will happen)

🇺🇿likelihood — ehtimollik.

🇷🇺likelihood — вероятность.

28🇺🇿 yomonlashuv · 🇷🇺 ухудшение

🇬🇧Deterioration. (deterioration: the process of becoming worse)

🇺🇿deterioration — yomonlashuv.

🇷🇺deterioration — ухудшение.

29🇺🇿 ziyrak · 🇷🇺 проницательный

🇬🇧Perceptive. (perceptive: good at noticing and understanding things quickly)

🇺🇿perceptive — ziyrak, sezgir.

🇷🇺perceptive — проницательный.

30🇺🇿 noto‘g‘ri tushunmoq · 🇷🇺 неправильно истолковать

🇬🇧Misinterpret. (misinterpret: to understand something wrongly)

🇺🇿misinterpret — noto‘g‘ri tushunmoq.

🇷🇺misinterpret — неправильно истолковать.